Obturator
Pronunciation : Ob"tu*ra`tor
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. L. obturare to stop up: cf.F. obturateur.]
Definition : 1. That which closes or stops an opening.
2. (Surg.)
Defn: An apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ob"tu*ra`tor
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve. Obturator foramen (Anat.), an opening situated between the public and ischial parts of the innominate bone and closed by the obturator membrane; the thyroid foramen.
(Anat.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913