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Colles' ligament(medicine)
Colles fracture(dictionary)
Colles fracture(medicine)
Colles fracture(health)
colles' fracture(medicine)

Colles' space (medicine)


Colles' space -->
superficial perineal space


The superficial compartment of the perineum; the space bounded above by the perineal membrane (inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm) and below by the superficial perineal (Colles') fascia; it contains the root structure of the penis or clitoris and associated musculature, plus the superficial transverse perineal muscle and, in the female only, the greater vestibular glands.

Synonym: spatium perinei superficiale, Colles' space, superficial perineal pouch.