retrorectus

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noun

The retrorectal area

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounretrorectus (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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 4, →DOI
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