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  • 1. obturator
  • Obturator in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. obturator
  • Obturator in a sentence
Synonyms
Etymology

1. obturator

noun. a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate).

Synonyms

  • prosthetic device

Etymology

  • obturo (Latin)

Sentences with obturator


1. Noun, singular or mass
Entrapment of your obturator or inguinal nerves may lead to groin or anterior hip pain.

2. Adjective
The primary muscles involved in turnout are the six deep external rotators: the piriformis, gemellus inferior and superior, obturator internus and externus, and quadratus femoris.

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