OBTURATOR HERNIA
\ɒbt͡ʃəɹˈe͡ɪtə hˈɜːniə], \ɒbtʃəɹˈeɪtə hˈɜːniə], \ɒ_b_tʃ_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_ə h_ˈɜː_n_i__ə]\
Definitions of OBTURATOR HERNIA
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A Hernia that passes from the interior of the pelvis through the opening in the thyroid membrane for the obturator artery, vein, and nerve. The contents of the sac may be intestine or peritoneum. The coverings consist of skin, connective tissue, fascia, and the pectineus and adductor longus muscles.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
