obturator

Introduction

Any structure that occludes an opening.

The term is used:

• in anatomy in reference to the obturator foramen & associated structures:
• in reference to a stylus of trochar occluding the opening of a cannula

More general terms

• device (medical device)

Additional terms

• obturator artery
• obturator externus
• obturator foramen
• obturator internus
• obturator membrane
• obturator nerve
• obturator sign
• obturator vein