noun
fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
• Syn: ↑fenestra vestibuli, ↑oval window, ↑fenestra of the vestibule
• Hypernyms: ↑fenestra
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fenestra ovalis or fenestra rotunda noun (biology)
The oval or round windows, two membrane-covered openings between the middle and the internal ear
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Main Entry: ↑fenestra
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fenestra ovalis,
an opening on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear, leading into the vestibule.
╂[< New Latin fenestra ovalis oval window]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.