Obturator
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Obturator may refer to:
Medicine
Anatomical structures
- Obturator artery
- Obturator nerve
- Obturator vein
- Obturator externus muscle
- Obturator internus muscle
- Obturator membrane
- Obturator canal
- Obturator foramen
Surgical instruments
- A part of a Trocar system
Prosthetic devices
- Palatal obturator, a dental prosthesis used to seal an opening in the palate i.e. cleft palate
Botany
- Part of the ovary of a flower that chemically guides the pollen tube to the micropyle
Engineering
- Obturator ring, a part in early aircraft engines
- Obturating ring, used particularly in artillery to form a seal when pressure is applied.
See also
- Obturating ring, a device to create a seal under pressure
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