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Noun: obturator  'ób-t(y)u,rey-tu(r)
  1. A prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)

Derived forms: obturators

Type of: prosthesis, prosthetic, prosthetic device

Encyclopedia: Obturator