obturator
Speech parts
1. obturator - Noun
2. obturator - Adjective
Meaning
That which closes or stops an opening.
An apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate.
Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
sealer
closing
gate
seal
closure
filling
lock
plug
shutter
prosthetic
buckle
stopper
fastener
obstructor
plugging
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Hypernyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
The obturator externus has a parallel course with its origin located on the posterior border of the obturator foramen.
The inferior and superior gemelli represent marginal heads of the obturator internus and assist this muscle.