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obturator canal

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obturator canal
n.
An opening through which the obturator nerve and vessels pass from the pelvic cavity into the thigh.

obturator canal,
a passageway between the pelvic cavity and the adductor region of the thigh formed in the superior aspect of the obturator foramen between bone, a connective tissue membrane, and muscles that fill the foramen. The upper margin of the canal is marked by the obturator groove.


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