obturate
[ob-tuh-reyt, -tyuh-]
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verb (used with object), ob·tu·rat·ed, ob·tu·rat·ing.
to stop up; close.
Ordnance. to close (a hole or cavity) so as to prevent a flow of gas through it, especially the escape of explosive gas from a gun tube during firing.
Origin of obturate
1550–60; < Latin obtūrātus, past participle of obtūrāre to block, stop up
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Variations in the obturator nerve were considered to be insignificant.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg inE. Bruce Holmes
The obturator foramen is a small oval opening posteroventral to the acetabulum between the ischium and the pubis.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg inE. Bruce Holmes
The obturator ridge is a short, blunt, longitudinal ridge forming the posterior edge of the trochanter.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg inE. Bruce Holmes
The posterolateral intermuscular line is a slight ridge extending distally from the obturator ridge.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg inE. Bruce Holmes
Gadow divides the obturator complex into two muscles (or muscle groups), which he terms M. obturator and Mm.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg inE. Bruce Holmes
obturate
verb
Word Origin for obturate
C17: from Latin obtūrāre to block up, of obscure origin
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obturator
[ŏb′tə-rā′tər]
n.
obturate
[ŏb′tə-rāt′]
v.
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