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Denonvilliers’ fascia

Noun

1. The fascia at the floor of the rectovesical pouch of the peritoneum, separating the prostate and the base of the urinary bladder from the rectum. (biology-online.org)

2. A membranous partition at the lowest part of the rectovesical pouch. It separates the prostate and urinary bladder from the rectum. It consists of a single fibromuscular structure with several layers that are fused together and covering the seminal vesicles. (wikipedia.org)

Syn: Rectoprostatic fascia

Word origin: Named after French anatomist and surgeon Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers.

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