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distal colon

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002500

The last part of the colon. The distal colon includes the descending colon (the left side of the colon) and the sigmoid colon (the S-shaped section of the colon that connects to the rectum).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002500
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002500",
  "term": "distal colon",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The last part of the colon. The distal colon includes the descending colon (the left side of the colon) and the sigmoid colon (the S-shaped section of the colon that connects to the rectum).",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/distal-colon/"
}

Record 6,070 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.