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obturator

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. obturator (noun)
  2. obturator artery (noun)
  3. obturator canal (noun)
  4. obturator externus (noun)
  5. obturator foramen (noun)
  6. obturator groove (noun)
  7. obturator internus (noun)
  8. obturator membrane (noun)
  9. obturator nerve (noun)
  10. obturator vein (noun)

ob·tu·ra·tor

noun \ˈäb-t(y)ə-ˌrāt-ər\

Definition of OBTURATOR

1
a : either of two muscles arising from the obturator membrane and adjacent bony surfaces: (1) : obturator externus (2) : obturator internus b : obturator nerve
2
a : a prosthetic device that closes or blocks up an opening (as a fissure in the palate) b : a device that blocks the opening of an instrument (as a sigmoidoscope) that is being introduced into the body

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