Fenestra

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane.

    "The platinum shaft connecting the ribbon to the piston base is a rounded wire and can be easily angulated after placement of the prosthesis for optimal incus to fenestra reach."

  2. 2
    a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) wordnet

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aperturebroachingcavitychasmcheckclearing

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"The platinum shaft connecting the ribbon to the piston base is a rounded wire and can be easily angulated after placement of the prosthesis for optimal incus to fenestra reach."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fenestra. Existed in Middle English as fenestre, fenester, from Old English fenester (“window”).

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