Obturator n. : That which closes or stops an opening.

Obturator n. : An apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate.

Obturator a. : Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve.

Example:
Anatomy Q: What gives rise to an abnormal Obturator artery and why is it important in femoral hernia repairs?

Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
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