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   obturator
   [n] - a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate (usually in cases of cleft palate))
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=obturator
   
   
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   Obturator
   Ob'tu·ra`tor noun 1. (Ordnance) Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check. 2. (Photog.) A camera shutter.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/7
   
   
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   Obturator
   Ob'tu·ra`tor noun [ New Latin , from Latin obturare to stop up: confer French obturateur .] 1. That which closes or stops an opening. 2. (Surg.) An apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of t...
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   Obturator
   Ob'tu·ra`tor adjective (Anat.) 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...
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   obturator
   1. That which closes or stops an opening. ... 2. <surgery> An apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate. ... Origin: NL, fr. L. Obturare to stop up: cf.F. Obturateur. ... <anatomy> Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the re...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?obturator
   
   
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   obturator
   noun a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=obturator
   
   
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   obturator
   (ob´tә-ra´tәr) a disk or plate that closes an opening. a prosthesis for closing an acquired or congenital opening of the palate (cleft palate).
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
   
   
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   Obturator
   • (n.) Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check. • (n.) A camera shutter. • (a.) Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve. •...
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   obturator
   (from the article `speech disorder`) When surgical repair is not feasible, the palatal defect may be covered by a special prosthetic plate (obturator) similar to false dental appliances. ...
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/4
   
   
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    obturator
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ob′tū-rā′tŏr Definitions: 1. Any structure that occludes an opening. 2. Denoting the obturator foramen, the obturator membrane, or any of several parts in relation to this foramen. 3. A prosthesis used to close an opening in the hard palate, usual...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=62076
    
    
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    obturator
    Latin obturatus = stopped up; hence, a structure which closes a hole.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?
    
    
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    obturator
    1) Prosthesis 2) Prosthetic device
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/obturator/1
    
    

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