Obturator
Appearance
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Obturator may refer to:
Medicine
[edit]Anatomical structures
[edit]- Obturator foramen
- Obturator fascia
- Obturator canal
- Obturator vessels (disambiguation)
- Obturator nerve
- Obturator internus nerve
- Accessory obturator nerve
- Obturator membrane
- Obturator crest
- Obturator muscles (disambiguation)
- Obturator externus groove
- Obturator process (in archosaurs)
Diseases and disorders
[edit]Medical procedures
[edit]Medical devices
[edit]- Part of a trocar device
- A device used as a guide during tracheostomy tube insertion
- Palatal obturator, a dental prosthesis used to seal an opening in the palate, i.e. cleft palate
Botany
[edit]- Part of the ovary of a flower that chemically guides the pollen tube to the micropyle
Engineering
[edit]- Obturator ring, a part in early aircraft engines
- Obturating ring, used particularly in artillery to form a seal when pressure is applied