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fenestra

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fe·nes·tra  (f-nstr)
n. pl. fe·nes·trae (-tr)
1. Anatomy A small opening, especially either of two windowlike apertures in the medial wall of the middle ear.
2. The opening in a bone made by surgical fenestration.
3. Zoology A transparent spot or marking, as on the wing of a moth or butterfly.
4. Architecture A windowlike opening.

[Latin, window.]

fe·nestral adj.

fenestra [fɪˈnɛstrə]
n pl -trae [-triː]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a small opening in or between bones, esp one of the openings between the middle and inner ears
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a transparent marking or spot, as on the wings of moths
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect a window or window-like opening in the outside wall of a building
[via New Latin from Latin: wall opening, window]
fenestral  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fenestra - a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
orifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
ear - the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
fenestra of the vestibule, fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli, oval window - fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
otology - the branch of medicine concerned with the ear


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