Obturator
Obturator may refer to: Medicine Anatomical structures Obturator foramen Obturator fascia Obturator canal Obturator vessels (disambiguation) Obturator artery Obturator veins Obturator nerve Anterior branch of obturator nerve Posterior branch of obturator nerve Cutaneous branch of the obturator nerve Obturator internus nerve Accessory obturator nerve Obturator membrane Obturator crest Obturator muscles (disambiguation) Obturator internus muscle Obturator externus muscle Obturator externus groove Obturator process (in archosaurs) Diseases and disorders Obturator hernia Medical procedures Obturator sign Medical devices Part of a trocar device A device used as a guide during tracheostomy tube insertion Palatal obturator, a dental prosthesis used to seal an opening in the palate, i.e. cleft palate Botany Part of the ovary of a flower that chemically guides the pollen tube to the micropyle Engineering Obturator ring, a part in early aircraft engines Obturating ring, used particularly in artillery to form a seal when pressure is applied