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cul-de-sac
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Or: cul-de-sac of Douglas / Douglas cul-de-sac / pouch of Douglas / rectouterine pouch / rectouterine excavation , a blind pouch or sac located at the bottom of a woman's abdominal cavity between the uterus and rectum. Inflammation in this area from pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or endometriosis can cause pain during sexual intercourse (dyspareunia); it is through the cul-de-sac that culdocentesis and culdoscopy are performed.(Noun) the end of a road which is a loop
Usage: i live at the end of the cul-de-sac
a dead-end street
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