| paracolic recesses | The grooves between the lateral aspect of the ascending or descending colon and the abdominal wall. Synonym: sulci paracolici, paracolic recesses. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| paracolic gutters | The grooves between the lateral aspect of the ascending or descending colon and the abdominal wall. Synonym: sulci paracolici, paracolic recesses. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pleural recesses | Three recesses of the pleural cavity, one behind the sternum and costal cartilages (costomediastinal recess), one between the diaphragm and chest wall (costodiaphragmatic recess), and one between the diaphragm and mediastinum (phrenicomediastinal recess). Synonym: recessus pleurales, pleural sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subphrenic recesses | The recesses in the peritoneal cavity between the anterior part of the liver and the diaphragm, separated into right and left by the falciform ligament. Synonym: recessus subphrenici, suprahepatic spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Troltsch's recesses | A slitlike space on the tympanic wall between the anterior malleolar fold and the tympanic membrane. Synonym: recessus membranae tympani anterior, Troltsch's pockets, Troltsch's recesses. (05 Mar 2000) |