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obturator

ob·tu·ra·tor

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From Latin obtūrō (“to stop, block up”).

Phrases

  • obturator foramen

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