obturator — OBTURATÓR, obturatoare, s.n. Dispozitiv utilizat în scopul micşorării secţiunii de trecere a unui material fluid sau pulverulent, a unui fascicul de lumină printr o deschidere etc. ♢ Obturator fotografic = dispozitiv mecanic montat pe un aparat… … Dicționar Român
Obturator — Ob tu*ra tor, a. (Anat.) Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve. [1913 Webster] {Obturator foramen} (Anat.), an opening situated between the public and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obturator — Ob tu*ra tor, n. [NL., fr. L. obturare to stop up: cf. F. obturateur.] 1. That which closes or stops an opening. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) An apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obturātor — (lat.), 1) Verstopfer; 2) (O. palāti), Instrument, um bei einer widernatürlichen Spalte od. Öffnung im knöchernen Gaumen dieselbe auszufüllen u. zu verhindern, daß die Nahrungsstoffe durch dieselbe in die Nasenhöhle gelangen. 3) Theil des… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Obturator — Obturātor (lat., »Verstopfer«), Vorrichtung aus Kautschuk, Holz u.a., um Gaumendefekte zu schließen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Obturator — [zu lateinisch obturare, obturatum »verstopfen«] der, s/... toren, herausnehmbare Prothese aus Kunststoff oder Metall zum Verschluss von (Kiefer )Gaumenspalten u. a. sowie zur Verbesserung der hierdurch behinderten Sprachartikulation und der… … Universal-Lexikon
Obturator — Contents 1 See also Obturator may refer to: In medicine: Obturator artery Obturator nerve Obturator vein Obturator externus muscle Obturator internus muscle Obturator membrane … Wikipedia
obturator — 1. Any structure that occludes an opening. 2. Denoting the o. foramen, the o. membrane, or any of several parts in relation to this foramen. 3. A prosthesis used to close an opening of the hard palate, usually a cleft palate … Medical dictionary
Obturator — Ob|tu|ra|tor der; s, ...oren <aus gleichbed. nlat. obturator; vgl. ↑...or> Apparat zum Verschluss von Körperöffnungen, insbes. Verschlussplatte für angeborene Gaumenspalten (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
obturator — n. 1) See: obturator muscle 2) a wire or rod within a cannula or hollow needle for piercing tissues or fitting aspirating needles. 3) a removable form of denture that both closes a defect in the palate and also restores the dentition. The defect… … The new mediacal dictionary