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Obturator

Meaning: A nerve arising from L2–L4 that supplies the medial thigh adductors.

In practice: Obturator nerve injury causes weakness in adduction and medial thigh numbness.

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Which word means: Intense, stabbing pain along the course of a nerve.

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