obturator
pronunciation
How to pronounce obturator in British English:
UK ['ɒbtjʊəreɪtə]
How to pronounce obturator in American English:
US ['ɒbtjʊˌreɪtə]
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- Noun:
- a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Specialized obturator foramen type of flexible neoprene .
- 2. Esophageal obturator airway and esophageal gastric tube airways .
- 3. Reattach the tendons of the piriformis and obturator internus to the greater trochanter also with transosseous sutures .