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retrorectus

retrorectus noun: the retrorectal area.

Noun

retrorectus (uncountable)

  1. The retrorectal area
    • We placed the FlexHD Diamond mesh in the retrorectus space and to date with 15–25 month follow-up, no recurrences have been seen in these cases.2015 July 29, Alvaro Garcia, Anthony Baldoni, “Complex ventral hernia repair with a human acellular dermal matrix and component separation: A case series”, in Annals of Medicine and Surgery, volume...

Questions about retrorectus

What does retrorectus mean?
Retrorectus means the retrorectal area.
What part of speech is retrorectus?
Retrorectus is a noun.

Words near retrorectus in the dictionary

  1. retropulsive
  2. retropupillary
  3. retroquire
  4. retroquires
  5. retrorectal
  6. retrorectus
  7. retroreflect
  8. retroreflectance
  9. retroreflected
  10. retroreflecting
  11. retroreflection

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