paravesical fossa

paravesical fossa
fossa paravesicalis [TA] the fossa formed by the peritoneum on each side of the urinary bladder, into which the obturator canal opens; in females it is the lateral part of the vesicouterine pouch.

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  • 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

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