- Look up
obturator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Obturator may
refer to:
Obturator foramen Obturator fascia Obturator canal Obturator vessels (disambiguation)...
- by the
obturator membrane except for a
small opening, the
obturator canal,
through which the
obturator nerve and
vessels p****. The
obturator foramen...
- The
internal obturator muscle or
obturator internus muscle originates on the
medial surface of the
obturator membrane, the
ischium near the membrane,...
- The
obturator nerve in
human anatomy arises from the
ventral divisions of the second, third, and
fourth lumbar nerves in the
lumbar plexus; the branch...
- The
obturator sign, also
called Cope's
obturator test, is an
indicator of
irritation to the
obturator internus muscle. The
technique for
detecting the...
- The
external obturator muscle or
obturator externus muscle (/ˌɒbtjʊəˈreɪtər ɪkˈstɜːrnəs/; OE) is a flat,
triangular muscle,
which covers the
outer surface...
- A
palatal obturator is a
prosthesis that
totally occludes an
opening such as an
oronasal fistula (in the roof of the mouth). They are
similar to dental...
- An
obturator hernia is a rare type of hernia, encomp****ing 0.07-1% of all hernias, of the
pelvic floor in
which pelvic or
abdominal contents protrudes...
-
sharp margin, the
obturator crest,
which forms part of the cir****ference of the
obturator foramen and
affords attachment to the
obturator membrane. The superior...
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often considered to be a part of
adductor magnus.
pectineus gracilis Obturator externus is also part of the
medial compartment of
thigh The adductors...
