Rectovaginal Septum

Preferred Label : Rectovaginal Septum;

NCIt synonyms : Fascia of Otto; RVS; Rectovaginal Fascia;

NCIt related terms : Recto-vaginal Septum;

NCIt definition : The dense fibroconnective tissue layer separating the vagina and rectum. It contains the inferior hypogastric plexus and serves to stabilize the pelvic wall. The rectovesical septum (Denonvilliers fascia) is the male homolog.;

Details

Origin ID

C185451;

UMLS CUI

C0230285;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Rectovaginal septum [FMA entity]
- Rectovaginal septum [ICD-11 More detail]
- Structure of rectovaginal septum (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- rectovaginal fascia [Radlex concept]
- rectovaginal septum [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Rectovaginal septum [FMA entity]
- Structure of rectovaginal septum (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- rectovaginal septum [SNOMED Notion]

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