rectovaginal septum

[ rĕk′tō-văj′ə-nəl ]

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The fascial layer between the vagina and the lower part of the rectum.

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His piercing azure eyes are complemented by a new addition to his appearance: a septum piercing in his nose.
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The division deepens, the septum divides into two lamellæ, and finally two cells are formed.
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For each myotome there is a single nerve, which enters, as in the case of other fishes, the intermuscular septum.
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It is not possible from transverse sections to determine for certain whether the septum spoken of is complete.
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By the close of stage K, the septum between the mouth and throat becomes pierced, and the two are placed in communication.
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The two Wolffian ducts meet at so acute an angle that their hindermost extremities are only separated by a septum.
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