MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Colon, Descending
Tree Number(s): A03.556.124.526.356.500; A03.556.249.249.356.500
Unique ID: D044683
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D044683
Scope Note: The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between TRANSVERSE COLON and the SIGMOID COLON.
Entry Term(s): Descending Colon
Previous Indexing: Colon (1967-2003); Colonic Diseases (1964-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Colon, Descending MeSH Descriptor Data 2025