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下行結腸 (かこうけっちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

下か行こう結けっ腸ちょう

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Meanings

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noun

descending colon

Anatomical term for the part of the large intestine that descends on the left side of the abdomen.

下か行こう結けっ腸ちょうは大だい腸ちょうの一いち部ぶです。
The descending colon is a part of the large intestine.

Kanji

下

below, down, descend

行going, journey, carry out

結tie, bind, contract

腸intestines, guts, bowels

Similar words

上じょう行こう結けっ腸ちょう
Ascending colon, the part that goes up on the right side.
横おう行こう結けっ腸ちょう
Transverse colon, the horizontal part across the abdomen.
S状じょう結けっ腸ちょう
Sigmoid colon, the S-shaped part before the rectum.

Etymology

Compound of 下行 (descending) and 結腸 (colon), a direct anatomical term.