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rectouterine excavation
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Or: cul-de-sac / cul-de-sac of Douglas / Douglas cul-de-sac / pouch of Douglas / rectouterine pouch , 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.
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RECP
RECPAC
recreant
recreational sex
recriminate
recriminations
recruitment
recrystallization
RECS
Rectal Carcinoma
rectangle
rectangular
rectatim
rectify
Rector of the Females
reculade
recumbent
recuperate
recuse
RECW
Recycle
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red blood cell
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RECP
RECPAC
recreant
recreational sex
recriminate
recriminations
recruitment
recrystallization
RECS
Rectal Carcinoma
rectangle
rectangular
rectatim
rectify
Rector of the Females
rectouterine excavation
rectouterine pouchreculade
recumbent
recuperate
recuse
RECW
Recycle
RED
red ace
red as a cherry
red baron
red bay
red blood cell
red cap
red cobra
red dog on a white horse