Obturator
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Obturator may refer to:
[edit] Medicine
- Obturator artery
- Obturator nerve
- Obturator vein
- Obturator externus muscle
- Obturator internus muscle
- Obturator membrane
- Obturator canal
- Obturator foramen
- Palatal obturator, a prosthetic device to close an opening in the palate
[edit] Botany
- Part of the ovary of a flower that chemically guides the pollen tube to the micropyle
[edit] Engineering
- Obturator ring, a part in early aircraft engines
- An obturating valve is a valve designed to be able to vary the flow of the fluid passing through it.
[edit] See also
- Obturating ring, a device to create a seal under pressure
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