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rectouterine fold

rec·to·u·ter·ine fold

[TA]

a fold of peritoneum, containing the rectouterine muscle, passing from the sacrum to the base of the broad ligament on either side, forming the lateral boundary of the rectouterine (Douglas) pouch.

Synonym(s): plica rectouterina [TA], Douglas fold, sacrouterine fold

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Douglas's fold
rectouterine muscle
rectouterinus (muscle)
rectovesical plica
torus uterinus

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