Meaning of FENESTRA
| Pronunciation: | | fi'nestru
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| | Definition: | | [n] a small membrane-covered opening (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) |
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| | See Also: | | ear, fenestra cochleae, fenestra of the cochlea, fenestra of the vestibule, fenestra ovalis, fenestra rotunda, fenestra vestibuli, opening, orifice, oval window, porta, round window | |
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| | Definition: | | \Fe*nes"tra\, n.; pl. {Fenestr[ae]}. [L., a window.]
(Anat.)
A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by
membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.
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| | Related Terms: | | aperture, broaching, cavity, chasm, check, clearing, cleft, crack, disclosure, fistula, fontanel, foramen, gap, gape, gat, gulf, hiatus, hole, hollow, inlet, interval, lacuna, laying open, leak, opening, opening up, orifice, outlet, passageway, pore, slot, space, split, stoma, throwing open, uncorking, unstopping, yawn |
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