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Obturator
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noun
Obturator
n.
1.
That which closes or stops an opening.
2.
(Surg.) An apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate.
3.
(Ordnance) Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check.
4.
(Photog.) A camera shutter.
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