rectovesical pouch
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rec·to·ves·i·cal pouch
[TA]a pocket formed by the deflection of the peritoneum from the rectum to the bladder in the male.
Synonym(s): excavatio rectovesicalis [TA], Proust space
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rec·to·ves·i·cal pouch
(rek'tō-ves'i-kăl powch) [TA]A pocket formed by the deflection of the peritoneum from the rectum to the bladder in the male.
Synonym(s): excavatio rectovesicalis [TA] , Proust space.
Synonym(s): excavatio rectovesicalis [TA] , Proust space.
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rectovesical pouch
A fold of peritoneum that in men extends downward between the bladder and rectum.
See also: pouch
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Proust,
T., 19th century French physician.Proust space - a pocket formed by the deflection of the peritoneum from the rectum to the bladder in the male. Synonym(s): rectovesical pouch
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