降结肠 jiàngjiécháng descending colon Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 降 jiàng verb to fall to fall; to descend; to drop from a higher to a lower position结肠 結腸 jiécháng noun colon the middle part of the large intestine between the 盲肠 mángcháng and the 直肠 zhícháng; it functions to absorb water and form waste