noun
descending aorta
Anatomical term for the portion of the aorta that descends through the thorax and abdomen.
下行大動脈は胸部と腹部に分けられる。
The descending aorta is divided into thoracic and abdominal parts.
Compound of 下行 (descending) and 大動脈 (aorta), a direct anatomical calque.