obturator canal
Anatomy and Zoology
noun
An opening between the upper border of the obturator membrane and the rim of the obturator foramen, forming a passage for the obturator artery, vein, and nerve.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Gray (d. 1861), anatomist and author.
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