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obturator::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | prosthesis, prosthetic device |
| Derivation | obturate |
Examples of obturator
obturator
It is bounded laterally by obturator internus muscle, medially by pelvic diaphragm and anal canal.
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Other medical devices and aids that can be considered prosthetics include hearing aids, artificial eyes, palatal obturator, gastric bands, and dentures.
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For instance, it has a long ascending process of the ankle bone, interdental plates, an obturator process of the ischium, and long chevrons in the tail.
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Pierre Fauchard engraved in his books many of his inventions of instruments made for oral surgery such as the obturator and the now famous dentist's drill.
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Since mortars generally are muzzle loaded, mortar bombs for rifled barrels have a pre-engraved band, called an obturator, that engages with the rifling of the barrel.
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- A prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
- An object used to obstruct a hole
- An intraoral device your child may wear prior to repair of the cleft lip which may assist in feeding and maintain the arch of the lip prior to repair.
- Latin obturatus = stopped up; hence, a structure which closes a hole.
- The rubber seal that helps the rotating band seal the propellant gas behind the projectile.
- A retainer-like device sometimes worn over the cleft of the hard palate to aid in feeding and speech development
- Located in the hollow between the pubis and ischium at the front of the bony pelvis.
- Anything that obstructs or closes a cavity or opening
- The semi-rigid stick you put into the tracheostomy tube to help guide it into the opening in the neck.
