| rectovesical fistula | A fistulous communication between the rectum and the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| rectovesicalis 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) |
| rectovestibular | Relating to the rectum and the vestibule of the vagina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovestibular fistula | A fistula between rectum and vestibule of the vagina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovulvar fistula | A fistula opening into the rectum and on the surface of a labium majus. Synonym: rectovulvar fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectrix | Origin: L, fem. Of rector. 1. A governess; a rectoress. 2. <zoology> One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rectum | <anatomy> The last portion of the large intestine (colon) that communicates with the sigmoid colon above and the anus below. (27 Sep 1997) |
| rectus | Origin: NL, fr. L. Regere to keep straight. <anatomy> A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rectus abdominis | A long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents. It is frequently the site of haematomas. In reconstructive surgery it is often used for the creation of myocutaneous flaps. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rectus abdominis muscle | <anatomy> Muscle of ventral abdominal wall, flanking the linea alba, and characterised by tendinous intersections separating its length into multiple bellies; origin, crest and symphysis of the pubis; insertion, xiphoid process and fifth to seventh costal cartilages; action, flexes lumbar vertebral column, draws thorax downward toward pubis; nerve supply, thoracoabdominal nerves. Synonym: musculus rectus abdominis, rectus muscle of abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectus capitis anterior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, transverse process and lateral mass of atlas; insertion, basilar process of occipital bone; action, turns and inclines head forward; nerve supply, ventral primary ramus of first and second cervical spinal nerve. Synonym: musculus rectus capitis anterior, anterior rectus muscle of head, musculus rectus capitis anticus minor. (05 Mar 2000) |