(anatomy) Extending or directed downward or caudally, as the descending aorta.
(neuroscience) In the nervous system, efferent; conducting impulses or progressing down the spinal cord or from central to peripheral.
descending
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(di′sen·diŋ)
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
coming down or downward
Antonym: ascending (meaning #1)
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