obturator crest

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A ridge that extends from the pubic tubercle to the acetabular notch, giving attachment to the pubofemoral ligament of the hip joint.

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To break her self-destructive cycle and heal, she decides to hike 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail solo.
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Plus, Procter & Gamble has already removed triclosan from its Crest toothpaste.
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The Tea Party wave, which would crest a few months later, still seemed far out to shore.
Michael Grimm’s Unhappily Ever After|David Freedlander|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Internal Revenue has its own crest or coat of arms or something.
Up to a Point: I Do My Own Taxes With No Help, Except From a Couple of Bloody Marys|P. J. O’Rourke|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Procter & Gamble introducing Crest toothpaste line with nontraditional flavors—chocolate, vanilla, lime.
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But at the instant I caught a sight of my counterfeit presentment in a shop window, and veiled my haughty crest.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
The crest-fallen astronomer plodded on his weary way, another example of a fool and his money soon parted.
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He swam with her upon the summit of the breaking Wave, lifted upon its crest, swept onward irresistibly.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Still a-shiver at dawn, I saddled up and loped for the crest of the nearest divide to get the benefit of the first sun-rays.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
I rubbed in the spot indicated, and out came the crest and initials exactly as Jack had described them.
Uncanny Tales|Various