Medical Definition of Obturator foramen

1. A large, oval or irregularly triangular aperture in the hip bone, the margins of which are formed by the pubis and the ischium; it is closed in the natural state by the obturator membrane, except for a small opening for the passage of the obturator vessels and nerve. Synonym: foramen obturatum. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obturator Foramen

obtunds
obturate
obturated
obturates
obturating
obturating embolism
obturation
obturations
obturator
obturator canal
obturator externus
obturator fascia
obturator hernia
obturator internus
obturator lymph nodes
obturator membrane
obturator nerve
obturator vein
obturators
obtusangular
obtuse
obtuse-angled
obtuse-angled triangle
obtuse angle

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