rectouterine cul-de-sac
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Cul-de-sac — A viewer writes regarding the term cul de sac : I know we live on one. Is there a medical meaning for it? The answer is of course: Yes (or you d not be reading this here). An anatomic cul de sac is a blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one… … Medical dictionary
Cul-de-sac (disambiguation) — A cul de sac is a dead end street with only one inlet/outlet. Cul de sac or Culdesac may also refer to: Cul de Sac, a rock band from Boston, Massachusetts Cul de sac (1966 film), a 1966 film directed by Roman Polanski television film produced by… … Wikipedia
Rectouterine pouch — An extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. The term cul de sac, aside from being any blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end, is used specifically to refer to the rectouterine pouch. From that… … Medical dictionary
Rectouterine pouch — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = excavatio rectouterina, cavum douglassi, fossa douglasi GraySubject = 246 GrayPage = 1152 Caption = Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. (Pouch of Douglas labeled at bottom… … Wikipedia
Pouch, rectouterine — An extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. The term cul de sac, aside from being any blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end, is used specifically to refer to the rectouterine pouch. From that… … Medical dictionary
Culdocentesis — The puncture and aspiration (withdrawal) of fluid from the cul de sac, the rectouterine pouch (the pouch of Douglas), an extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. The word culdocentesis is derived from cul … Medical dictionary
Recto-uterine pouch — Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. (Excavatio recto uterina labeled at bottom right.) … Wikipedia
pouch — A pocket or cul de sac. SEE ALSO: fossa, recess, sac. antral p. a p. made in the antrum of the stomach of experimental animals. branchial pouches SYN: pharyngeal pouches. Broca p. SYN: puden … Medical dictionary
Pouch of Douglas — An extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. The term cul de sac, aside from being any blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end, is used specifically to refer to the rectouterine pouch. From that… … Medical dictionary
Culdoscopy — The introduction of a viewing tube (called an endoscope or culdoscope) through the end of the vagina into the cul de sac. The cul de sac is also called the rectouterine pouch (the pouch of Douglas), an extension of the peritoneal cavity between… … Medical dictionary
Douglas, pouch of — An extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. The term cul de sac, aside from being any blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end, is used specifically to refer to the rectouterine pouch. From that… … Medical dictionary
