- retropubic space
- retropubic space n the potential space occurring between the pubic symphysis and the urinary bladder called also space of Retzius
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spatium retropubicum.
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Retropubic space — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = spatium retropubicum GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Male pelvic organs seen from right side. (Retropubic space visible but not labeled.) Caption2 = Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra.… … Wikipedia
space of Retzius — space of Ret·zi·us ret sē əs n RETROPUBIC SPACE Retzius Anders Adolf (1796 1860) Swedish anatomist and anthropologist. A professor of anatomy and physiology in Stockholm, Retzius conducted his early research in comparative anatomy, of which he… … Medical dictionary
retropubic — Posterior to the pubic bone. * * * ret·ro·pu·bic .re trō pyü bik adj 1) situated or occurring behind the pubis 2) performed by way of the retropubic space <retropubic prostatectomy> * * * ret·ro·pu·bic (ret″ro puґbik) posterior to the … Medical dictionary
space — Any demarcated portion of the body, either an area of the surface, a segment of the tissues, or a cavity. SEE ALSO: area, region, zone. SYN: spatium [TA]. [L. spatium, room, s.] alveolar dead s … Medical dictionary
Hepatorenal recess of subhepatic space — Latin recessus hepatorenalis recessi subhepatici The hepatorenal recess … Wikipedia
Extraperitoneal space — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = spatium extraperitoneale GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = s 16 DorlandsSuf = 12746509 The… … Wikipedia
radical retropubic prostatectomy — radical prostatectomy through the retropubic space via a suprapubic incision … Medical dictionary
prevesical space — pre·ves·i·cal space ves i kəl n RETROPUBIC SPACE * * * spatium retropubicum … Medical dictionary
spatium retropubicum — [TA] retropubic space: the part of the extraperitoneal space between the inferior aspect of the apex of the bladder, the fascia transversalis, and the posterosuperior aspect of the pubic symphysis, extending along the sides of the bladder to the… … Medical dictionary
Anders Retzius — (Lund October 13, 1796 ndash; Stockholm April 18, 1860), was a Swedish professor of anatomy and a supervisor at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. He enrolled at Lund University in 1812 where he studied medicine, and alternated with studies… … Wikipedia
