Definition of Obturate

1. Verb. Block passage through. "Obstruct the path"


Definition of Obturate

1. v. t. To stop or close, as an opening;

Definition of Obturate

1. to close or stop up [v -RATED, -RATING, -RATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obturate

obtrusive
obtrusively
obtrusiveness
obtrusivenesses
obtund
obtundation
obtunded
obtundent
obtundents
obtunder
obtunders
obtunding
obtundities
obtundity
obtunds
obturate (current term)
obturated
obturates
obturating
obturating embolism
obturation
obturations
obturator
obturator canal
obturator externus
obturator fascia

Literary usage of Obturate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1903)
"... the thigh pierces the upper border of the obturator externus. It Ace. Accessory obturator \<UI nerve. Obt. Obturator nerv e. OI obturate OE obturate Py. ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"... the accident is not very likely to occur unless the vessel runs an anomalous course. Deep . epigastric obturate, Dorsal artery Artery of cora. car. ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1900)
"(3) The Tyrant Flycatcher has the obturate space and foramen separated by a delicate bridge of bone. ..."

4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... block, stop, choke, clog, glut, jam, shut, occlude (chiefly lech, or learned), hedge, dam, foul, barricade, blockade, engorge, obturate, overgrow, silt, ..."

5. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"... of effectual tightness have prepared himself for the not seeing it: he must hare been already deaf, or by an effectual obturate ..."

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