obturator
noun
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| \ 藞盲b-ty蓹-藢r膩-t蓹r
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Definition of obturator
: something (such as a prosthetic device) that closes or blocks up an opening (such as a fissure in the palate)
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obturator
noun
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| \ 藞盲b-t(y)蓹-藢r膩t-蓹r
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Medical Definition of obturator
1a
: either of two muscles arising from the obturator membrane and adjacent bony surfaces:
(1)
: obturator externus
(2)
: obturator internus
b
: obturator nerve
2a
: 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