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Webster 1913 Edition


Obturation

Obˊtu-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
obturare
to stop up: cf. F.
obturation
.]
The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
“Deaf by an outward obturation.”
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Obturation

OBTURA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. obturatus, from obturo, to stop up.]
The act of stopping by spreading over or covering.