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OBTURATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("obturator" is a kind of...):
prosthesis; prosthetic device (corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body)
Derivation:
obturate (block passage through)
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