| atrophic excavation | An exaggeration of the normal or physiologic cupping of the optic disk caused by atrophy of the optic nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| glaucomatous excavation | A deep depression of the optic disk combined with optic atrophy; caused by glaucoma. Synonym: glaucomatous excavation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic excavation | The normally occurring depression or pit in the centre of the optic disc. Synonym: excavatio disci, depression of optic disk, excavatio papillae, physiologic cup, physiologic excavation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| excavation | 1. A natural cavity, pouch, or recess. Synonym: excavatio. 2. A cavity formed artificially or as the result of a pathologic process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| excavation of optic disc | The normally occurring depression or pit in the centre of the optic disc. Synonym: excavatio disci, depression of optic disk, excavatio papillae, physiologic cup, physiologic excavation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovesical | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the bladder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rectovesical fascia | A fascial layer that extends superiorly from the central tendon of the perineum to the peritoneum between the prostate and rectum. Synonym: septum rectovesicale, Denonvilliers' aponeurosis, rectovesical fascia, Tyrrell's fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovesical fistula | A fistulous communication between the rectum and the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovesical fold | The fold of peritoneum in the male that bounds the rectovesical pouch laterally. Synonym: rectovesical fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovesical muscle | <anatomy> Smooth muscle fibres in the sacrogenital fold in the male; they correspond to rectouterinus musculus. Synonym: musculus rectovesicalis, rectovesical muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovesical pouch | A pocket formed by the deflection of the peritoneum from the rectum to the bladder in the male. Synonym: excavatio rectovesicalis, Proust's space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovesical septum | A fascial layer that extends superiorly from the central tendon of the perineum to the peritoneum between the prostate and rectum. Synonym: septum rectovesicale, Denonvilliers' aponeurosis, rectovesical fascia, Tyrrell's fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |