National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Rectovaginal Septum

Synonyms

Fascia of Otto

Rectovaginal Fascia

Rectovaginal Septum

Recto-vaginal Septum

RVS

Definitions

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.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C185451

code

C185451

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.

FULL_SYN

Fascia of Otto

Rectovaginal Fascia

Rectovaginal Septum

Recto-vaginal Septum

RVS

label

Rectovaginal Septum

Preferred_Name

Rectovaginal Septum

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C185451

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0230285

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13108

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