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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
obturator /ˈɒbtjʊəreɪtə/

▶noun Anatomy either of two muscles covering the outer front part of the pelvis on each side and involved in movements of the thigh and hip.

– origin C18: from med. L., lit. ‘obstructor’, from obturare ‘stop up’.

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obturator foramen

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