Medical Definition of Velpeau's fossa

1. A wedge-shaped space with its base toward the perineum and lying between the tuberosity of the ischium and the obturator internus muscle laterally and the external anal sphincter and the levator ani muscle medially. Synonym: fossa ischiorectalis, ischioanal fossa, Velpeau's fossa. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Velpeau's Fossa

velodromes
velogenic
velonoskiascopy
velopharyngeal
velopharyngeal closure
velopharyngeal insufficiency
velopharyngeal seal
velopharyngeal sphincter
velosynthesis
velour
velours
veloute
veloutes
Velpeau's bandage
Velpeau's canal
Velpeau's fossa
Velpeau's hernia
velskoen
velskoens
velum
velum
velum interpositum
velum medullare inferius
velum medullare superius
velum palatinum
velum pendulum palati
velum semilunare
velum tarini
velum terminale
velum transversum

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