Definition of Obturates

1. obturate [v] - See also: obturate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obturates

obtrusiveness
obtrusivenesses
obtund
obtundation
obtunded
obtundent
obtundents
obtunder
obtunders
obtunding
obtundities
obtundity
obtunds
obturate
obturated
obturates (current term)
obturating
obturating embolism
obturation
obturations
obturator
obturator canal
obturator externus
obturator fascia
obturator hernia

Literary usage of Obturates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dissertations on the Mechanics of Effervescence and Fermentation, and on the edited by Paul Maquet (2008)
"This easily explains why, if one wishes to preserve must for a long time and prevent fermentation, he usually obturates tightly and firmly the barrel which ..."

2. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1909)
"A relatively thin cicatrix obturates the external or epicardial opening, while the remaining part of the wound tract persists as an open space connected ..."

3. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1888)
"I introduce a large cylinder of hard rubber—one of my intravaginal dilators—which obturates the fistulous opening and keeps the urine in the bladder. ..."

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