obturator
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Anatomy. either of the muscles, external and internal, covering the opening (obturator foramen) in the pelvis, formed by the pubis and ischium.
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any of various devices used in surgery and dentistry to close or fill openings in the body, especially a prosthetic device used to close a gap in the palate.
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Ordnance. a device, such as a cap or pad, to seal the breech of a gun during firing so as to prevent gas from escaping.
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Botany. a tissue growth that closes an opening, such as one found in the ovary of some plants near the micropyle of an ovule.
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The Lumbar plexus includes four nerves located in the upper and mid leg: The obturator, the femoral, muscular branches of the femoral, and the saphenous.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The large opening in the anteroinferior hip bone between the ischium and pubis is the obturator foramen.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In adolescents and adults, if the cleft is wide and the soft tissues of the palate are thin and atrophied, better physiological results may be obtained by the use of an artificial obturator or velum.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
This is a condition not infrequently observed when the callus has been formed on the floor of the pelvis near the obturator foramen, pressing upon the course or involving the obturator nerve.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
But he could be bold when necessary; he was the first to reduce a case of obturator hernia by abdominal section, and one of the first to practise lumbar colostomy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
These bolts were driven outside, and obturators wadded with indiarubber corked up the hole that let them through.
From The Moon-Voyage by Verne, Jules
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