cul-de-sac
(kul″dә-sakĀ“)
a pouch or tubular cavity closed at one end; called also caecum.
conjunctival cul-de-sac
the fold formed by the junction of the palpebral and the ocular conjunctiva; called also fornix of conjunctiva.
Douglas cul-de-sac
a sac or recess formed by a fold of the peritoneum dipping down between the rectum and the uterus; called also rectouterine pouch.

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