OBTURATOR NERVES
\ɒbt͡ʃəɹˈe͡ɪtə nˈɜːvz], \ɒbtʃəɹˈeɪtə nˈɜːvz], \ɒ_b_tʃ_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_ə n_ˈɜː_v_z]\
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A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (L2 to L4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to the lower extremity. The obturator nerve provides motor innervation to the adductor muscles of the thigh and cutaneous sensory innervation of the inner thigh.
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