Obturator
[ob-tuh-reyt, -tyuh-] /ˈɒb təˌreɪt, -tyə-/
verb (used with object), obturated, obturating.
1.
to stop up; close.
2.
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.
/ˈɒbtjʊəˌreɪt/
verb
1.
(transitive) to stop up (an opening, esp the breech of a gun)
obturator ob·tu·ra·tor (ŏb’tə-rā’tər, -tyə-)
n.
obturate ob·tu·rate (ŏb’tə-rāt’, -tyə-)
v. ob·tu·rat·ed, ob·tu·rat·ing, ob·tu·rates
To close or obstruct.
ob’tu·ra’tion n.
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obturator canal n. An opening through which the obturator nerve and vessels pass from the pelvic cavity into the thigh.
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obturator crest n. 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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obturator foramen n. A large oval or irregularly triangular aperture in the hipbone.
- Obturator hernia
obturator hernia n. A hernia through the obturator foramen.