Medical Definition of Urorectal septum
1. In embryos, a partition dividing the cloaca into a dorsal, rectal portion and a ventral portion called the urogenital sinus; reaching the cloacal membrane at about the time of its disintegration, the urorectal septum divides the cloacal exit into an anal and a urogenital orifice. Synonym: urorectal fold. (05 Mar 2000)
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