Medical Definition of External obturator muscle

1. Origin, lower half of margin of obturator foramen and adjacent part of external surface of obturator membrane; insertion, trochanteric fossa of greater trochanter; action, rotates thigh laterally; nerve supply, obturator. Synonym: musculus obturator externus, external obturator muscle. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of External Obturator Muscle

external matrix
external maxillary plexus
external medium
external meningitis
external nasal branches
external nasal vein
external nasal veins
external nose
external nuclear layer of retina
external oblique
external oblique muscle
external oblique reflex
external oblique ridge
external obturator muscle (current term)
external occipital crest
external occipital protuberance
external ophthalmopathy
external ophthalmoplegia
external organ
external orifice
external ovular transmigration
external pacemaker
external phase
external pin fixation
external pterygoid muscle

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