See Also: Douglas, pouch of(health)
pouch of Douglas(medicine)
Douglas' pouch(medicine)
pouch(1)(dictionary)
pouch(2)(dictionary)
Pouch(medicine)
pouch(dictionary)
Seessel's pouch(medicine)
pouch, pavlov(medicine)
ultimobranchial pouch(medicine)

Douglas, pouch of (health)


An extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. The term "cul-de-sac," aside from being any "blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end," is used specifically to refer to the rectouterine pouch.