OBTURATOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("obturator" is a kind of...):

prosthesis; prosthetic device (corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body)

Derivation:

obturate (block passage through)

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