Excavation

In medicine, excavation has two meanings:

* the act of hollowing out
* the space hollowed out, or a natural cavity or pouch

Examples of the latter include:

* Rectouterine pouch or excavation, between the uterus and the rectum
* Rectovesical excavation, between the rectum and the male bladder
* Vesicouterine excavation, between the bladder and the uterus in a female

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