fenestra rotunda
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Related to fenestra rotunda: cochlear window
round win·dow
[TA]an opening on the medial wall of the middle ear leading into the cochlea, closed in life by the secondary tympanic membrane.
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fenestra
(fe-nes'tra) plural.fenestrae [L., window]1. An aperture frequently closed by a membrane.
2. An open area, as in the blade of an obstetrical forceps. fenestral (-tral), adjective
fenestra cochleae
Round window.fenestra rotunda
Round window.
fenestra vestibuli
Oval window.Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners