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Obturator

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Obturator may refer to:

Medicine

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Anatomical structures

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Diseases and disorders

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Medical procedures

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Medical devices

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  • 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

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

Engineering

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