OBTURATOR FASCIAE
\ɒbt͡ʃəɹˈe͡ɪtə fˈe͡ɪʃɪˌiː], \ɒbtʃəɹˈeɪtə fˈeɪʃɪˌiː], \ɒ_b_tʃ_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_ə f_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˌiː]\
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The parietal layer of the pelvic f. It is attached above to the iliopectineal line, in front to the lower margin of the body of the pubes, behind to the anterior margin of the great sciatic notch and to the great sacrosciatic ligament, and below to the falciform process of the sacrosciatic ligament.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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