FENESTRA

fenestra

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fenestra (plural fenestras or fenestrae)

(anatomy) An opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane.

Synonyms

• vestibular window, oval window (in reference to the human ear)

Anagrams

• Feenstra, fastener, refasten

Source: Wiktionary


Fe*nes"tra, n.; pl. Fenestræ. Etym: [L., a window.] (Anat.)

Definition: A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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