what does obturate mean
Obturator (noun). that which closes or stops an opening. Obturator (noun). an apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate. Obturator (adj). serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve. Origin: [NL., fr.L. obturare to stop up: cf.n apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate. Obturator (adj). serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve. Origin: [NL., fr.