Obturator

Obturator may refer to:

Medicine

Anatomical structures

• Obturator foramen
• Obturator fascia
• Obturator canal
• Obturator vessels (disambiguation)
  • Obturator artery
  • Obturator veins
• Obturator nerve
  • Anterior branch of obturator nerve
  • Posterior branch of obturator nerve
  • Cutaneous branch of the obturator nerve
• Obturator internus nerve
• Accessory obturator nerve
• Obturator membrane
• Obturator crest
• Obturator muscles (disambiguation)
  • Obturator internus muscle
  • Obturator externus muscle
• Obturator externus groove
• Obturator process (in archosaurs)

Diseases and disorders

• Obturator hernia

Medical procedures

• Obturator sign

Medical devices

• Part of a trocar device
• A device used as a guide during tracheostomy tube insertion
• Palatal obturator, a dental prosthesis used to seal an opening in the palate, i.e. cleft palate

Botany

• Part of the ovary of a flower that chemically guides the pollen tube to the micropyle

Engineering

• Obturator ring, a part in early aircraft engines
• Obturating ring, used particularly in artillery to form a seal when pressure is applied