cul-de-sac.

It is sometimes called the pouch of Douglas (after anatomist James Douglas, 1675-1742), Douglas pouch, Douglas cavity, Douglas space, Douglas cul-de-sac, Ehrhardt-Cole recess, Ehrhardt-Cole cul-de-sac, cavum Douglasi, or excavatio rectouterina. The Douglas fold (rectouterine plica), Douglas line, and Douglas septum were likewise named after the same James Douglas.

However, critics point out this name carries a misogynist history,

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