Definition of obturator in English:

obturator

noun ˈɒbtjʊəreɪtəˈɑbt(j)əˌreɪdər

Anatomy

1Either of two muscles covering the outer front part of the pelvis on each side and involved in movements of the thigh and hip.
Example sentencesExamples
- These branches supply the pectineus, the hip joint, and, by rejoining the obturator, the adductor muscles.
- The obturator may communicate with the femoral vein.
- The lateral femoral circumflex may give rise to an obturator.
- In one case the iliolumbar was a branch of the obturator, itself a branch of the internal iliac.
- The surgeon uses a special hip arthroscopy cannula with cannulated obturators to establish the portals.
1. 1.1as modifier Relating to the obturator or to the obturator foramen.
  obturator neurectomy
  Example sentencesExamples
  The obturator nerve is located in the fascia directly under the pubic bone.
  The obturator artery is very variable in origin and no embryological explanation has been found.
  Metastatic prostatic and transitional cell carcinomas were present in a single obturator lymph node.
  No tumor was detected in the right and left obturator lymph nodes.
  The femoral, lateral cutaneous, and obturator nerves exit from the lumbar plexus.

Origin

Early 18th century: from medieval Latin, literally 'obstructor', from obturare 'stop up'.

Definition of obturator in US English:

obturator

nounˈɑbt(j)əˌreɪdərˈäbt(y)əˌrādər

Anatomy

1Either of two muscles covering the outer front part of the pelvis on each side and involved in movements of the thigh and hip.
Example sentencesExamples
- The surgeon uses a special hip arthroscopy cannula with cannulated obturators to establish the portals.
- The lateral femoral circumflex may give rise to an obturator.
- In one case the iliolumbar was a branch of the obturator, itself a branch of the internal iliac.
- The obturator may communicate with the femoral vein.
- These branches supply the pectineus, the hip joint, and, by rejoining the obturator, the adductor muscles.
1. 1.1as modifier Relating to the obturator or to the obturator foramen.
  obturator neurectomy
  Example sentencesExamples
  No tumor was detected in the right and left obturator lymph nodes.
  Metastatic prostatic and transitional cell carcinomas were present in a single obturator lymph node.
  The femoral, lateral cutaneous, and obturator nerves exit from the lumbar plexus.
  The obturator nerve is located in the fascia directly under the pubic bone.
  The obturator artery is very variable in origin and no embryological explanation has been found.

Origin

Early 18th century: from medieval Latin, literally ‘obstructor’, from obturare ‘stop up’.

单词	obturator
释义	Definition of obturator in English: obturator noun ˈɒbtjʊəreɪtəˈɑbt(j)əˌreɪdər Anatomy 1Either of two muscles covering the outer front part of the pelvis on each side and involved in movements of the thigh and hip. Example sentencesExamples These branches supply the pectineus, the hip joint, and, by rejoining the obturator, the adductor muscles. The obturator may communicate with the femoral vein. The lateral femoral circumflex may give rise to an obturator. In one case the iliolumbar was a branch of the obturator, itself a branch of the internal iliac. The surgeon uses a special hip arthroscopy cannula with cannulated obturators to establish the portals. 1.1as modifier Relating to the obturator or to the obturator foramen. obturator neurectomy Example sentencesExamples The obturator nerve is located in the fascia directly under the pubic bone. The obturator artery is very variable in origin and no embryological explanation has been found. Metastatic prostatic and transitional cell carcinomas were present in a single obturator lymph node. No tumor was detected in the right and left obturator lymph nodes. The femoral, lateral cutaneous, and obturator nerves exit from the lumbar plexus. Origin Early 18th century: from medieval Latin, literally 'obstructor', from obturare 'stop up'. Definition of obturator in US English: obturator nounˈɑbt(j)əˌreɪdərˈäbt(y)əˌrādər Anatomy 1Either of two muscles covering the outer front part of the pelvis on each side and involved in movements of the thigh and hip. Example sentencesExamples The surgeon uses a special hip arthroscopy cannula with cannulated obturators to establish the portals. The lateral femoral circumflex may give rise to an obturator. In one case the iliolumbar was a branch of the obturator, itself a branch of the internal iliac. The obturator may communicate with the femoral vein. These branches supply the pectineus, the hip joint, and, by rejoining the obturator, the adductor muscles. 1.1as modifier Relating to the obturator or to the obturator foramen. obturator neurectomy Example sentencesExamples No tumor was detected in the right and left obturator lymph nodes. Metastatic prostatic and transitional cell carcinomas were present in a single obturator lymph node. The femoral, lateral cutaneous, and obturator nerves exit from the lumbar plexus. The obturator nerve is located in the fascia directly under the pubic bone. The obturator artery is very variable in origin and no embryological explanation has been found. Origin Early 18th century: from medieval Latin, literally ‘obstructor’, from obturare ‘stop up’.
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