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Obturator

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Obturator may refer to:

Medicine

Anatomical structures

Obturator foramen
Obturator fascia
Obturator canal
Obturator vessels (disambiguation)
- Obturator artery
- Obturator veins
Obturator nerve
Obturator internus nerve
Accessory obturator nerve
Obturator membrane
Obturator crest
Obturator muscles (disambiguation)
- Obturator internus muscle
- Obturator externus muscle
Obturator externus groove
Obturator process (in archosaurs)

Diseases and disorders

Obturator hernia

Medical procedures

Obturator sign

Surgical instruments and prosthetics

Part of a trocar device
Palatal obturator, a dental prosthesis used to seal an opening in the palate, i.e. cleft palate

Botany

Part of the ovary of a flower that chemically guides the pollen tube to the micropyle

Engineering

Obturator ring, a part in early aircraft engines
Obturating ring, used particularly in artillery to form a seal when pressure is applied

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