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Meaning of obturator in English
Pronunciation
/ˈɑbt(j)əˌreɪdər/
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Noun
obturator
Etymology
early 18th century: from medieval Latin, literally ‘obstructor’, from obturare‘stop up’
Definitions
1.
a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)