Obturator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Obturator is a noun meaning (surgery) An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
Meaning
(surgery) An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
More Meanings
- (engineering) A valve closure member (disk, gate, plug, etc.).
- (firearms) Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check.
- (photography) A camera shutter.
- (anatomy) The membrane vessels, etc. that close the obturator foramen, or thyroid foramen, a large opening or fenestra in the anterior part of the hip bone.
Example Sentences
Obturators, held down by compressed air, close the pipe giving direct access from the h.p. exhaust to the l.p. steam chest, and so prevent compound working; […].
Word Forms
- obturators
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neurectomy, obdurator, obturacle, obturatorius, occlusor, obturacule.
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