rectouterineadj.
/ˌrɛktəʊˈjuːtərʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌrɛktoʊˈjudərən/, /ˌrɛktoʊˈjudəˌraɪn/ Anatomy and Medicine.
Of, relating to, or connecting the rectum and uterus. Also: of or relating to the rectouterine pouch.
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1835 Lancet 1 Aug. 563/1 Four other ligaments contribute to the solidity of the position of the uterus; these are, anteriorly, the vesico-uterine, and posteriorly the recto-uterine ligaments.
1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 943/1 There are a pair of recto-uterine peritoneal folds in the female and a pair of vesico-uterine folds.
1862 E. J. Tilt On Uterine & Ovarian Inflammation (ed. 3) xxxv. 444 A recto-uterine cyst was discovered filling the pelvic cavity.
1976 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 126 292 (title) Rectouterine fistula associated with the Cu-7 intrauterine contraceptive device.
2003 Techniques Coloproctol. 7 103/1 Four rubber drains were placed inside the abdomen to drain subhepatic, suprahepatic, splenic and recto-uterine locations.
Compounds
rectouterine pouch n. a pocket of peritoneum located between the rectum and the uterus; also called pouch of Douglas.
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1850 London Med. Gaz. 10 453/2 No tumor could be felt in the recto-uterine pouch by the finger in the rectum.
1915 Lancet 1 May 904/1 With a pair of sponge forceps a fold of gauze is carried to the bottom of the recto-vesical or recto-uterine pouch.
1992 Anatomischer Anzeiger 174 261 The fetal uterus is interposed between dense subperitoneal connective tissue circularly covering the vesico- and rectouterine pouch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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