continuous_with develops_from proximal-distal subdivision of colon hindgut descending colon BTO:0000641 CALOHA:TS-2010 EFO:0000845 EMAPA:35285 FMA:14547 MA:0001542 MAT:0000313 MIAA:0000313 OpenCyc:Mx4rwHsNhpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA The portion of the colon between the left colic flexure and the sigmoid colon at the pelvic brim; the portion of the descending colon lying in the left iliac fossa is sometimes called the iliac colon. UBERON:0001158 UMLS:C0227389 colon descendens galen:DescendingColon uberon sigmoid colon