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rectovesical pouch

Term ID
UBERON:0011204
Synonyms
  • excavatio rectovesicalis
  • rectovesical
  • rectovesical excavation
  • rectovesical pouch
  • retrovesical excavation
Definition
Between the rectum and the bladder the peritoneal cavity forms, in the male, a pouch, the rectovesical excavation (or rectovesical pouch), the bottom of which is slightly below the level of the upper ends of the vesiculae seminalesbi. e. , about 7.5 cm. from the orifice of the anus. its lowest part membranous partition called Rectoprostatic fascia. The corresponding structure in women is the rectouterine pouch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recto-vesical_pouch
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