descending aorta — noun the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae • Hypernyms: ↑aorta * * * noun : the part of the aorta from the arch to its bifurcation that passes downward in the thoracic and abdominal cavities … Useful english dictionary
Descending colon — Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for liver, stomach, and great intestine. (Descending colon visible at center right, in blue.) … Wikipedia
Descending limb of loop of Henle — Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Labeled at center left.) … Wikipedia
descending colon — n the part of the large intestine on the left side that extends from the bend below the spleen to the sigmoid colon compare ASCENDING COLON, TRANSVERSE COLON … Medical dictionary
mesentery of descending part of colon — mesocolon descendens … Medical dictionary
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary
Descending aorta — The descending aorta is the part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, that runs down through the chest and the abdomen. The descending aorta starts after the arch of the aorta and ends by splitting into two great arteries (the common… … Medical dictionary
Descending palatine artery — Artery: Descending palatine artery Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. ( Desc. pal. visible in upper right.) … Wikipedia
Descending aorta — Artery: Descending aorta Plan of the branches … Wikipedia
Descending branch of occipital artery — Artery: Descending branch of occipital artery Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. Latin ramus descendens arteriae occipitalis … Wikipedia
part — /pat / (say paht) noun 1. a portion or division of a whole, separate in reality, or in thought only; a piece, fragment, fraction, or section; a constituent. 2. an essential or integral attribute or quality. 3. a. a section or major division of a… …