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obturator foramen

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The obturator foramen is the hole created by the ischium and pubis bones of the pelvis through which nerves and muscles pass. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obturator_foramen ]

Term info

Label

obturator foramen

Synonyms
  • foramen obturatorium
database cross reference
latin term
foramen obturatorium [ FMA : 16999 ]

axiom lost from external ontology

relationship loss: subclass pelvic girdle opening (AAO:0000767)[AAO]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Skeletpelvis-pubis.jpg

external definition

Small opening for the passage of the obturatorius nerve that perforates the pubis.[AAO]

has related synonym

foramen obturatum

id

UBERON:0006803