Obturator Definition

ŏbtə-rātər, -tyə-
noun
An organic structure, such as the soft palate, that closes an opening in the body.
American Heritage Medicine
A prosthetic device serving to close an opening in the body.
American Heritage Medicine

(surgery) An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.

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Other Word Forms of Obturator

Noun

Singular:
obturator
Plural:
obturators

Origin of Obturator

  • From Latin obtÅ«rō (“to stop, block up").

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

OOBOBT

Words Ending With

RORTOR

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Words Starting With O and Ending With R

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