Obturator may refer to:

Medicine

Anatomical structures

Obturator foramen The obturator foramen is the large, Bilateral symmetry, bilaterally paired opening of the bony pelvis. It is formed by the pubis and ischium. It is mostly closed by the obturator membrane except for a small opening, the obturator canal, through wh ...

* Obturator fascia * Obturator canal * Obturator vessels (disambiguation) ** Obturator artery ** Obturator veins * Obturator nerve ** Anterior branch of obturator nerve **

Posterior branch of obturator nerve The posterior branch of the obturator nerve pierces the anterior part of the obturator externus, and supplies this muscle; it then passes behind the adductor brevis on the front of the adductor magnus, where it divides into numerous muscular branch ...

** 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 The external obturator muscle or obturator externus muscle (; OE) is a flat, triangular muscle, which covers the outer surface of the anterior wall of the pelvis. It is sometimes considered part of the medial compartment of thigh, and sometime ...

Obturator externus groove The obturator externus groove is the groove on the posterior neck of the femur for the insertion of the obturator externus muscle, a muscle that is important during bipedal locomotion. It is located within the depression of the trochanteric fossa. ...

* 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 The ovary () is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova; when released, an ovum travels through the fallopian tube/ oviduct into the uterus. There is an ovary on the left and the right side of the body. The ovaries are end ...

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 {{Disambiguation