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Definition

fenestra

(fĕ-nes'tră , fĕ-nes'trē, fĕ-nes'trī)

Plural: fenestrae

[L. fenestra, window]

  1. An aperture often closed by a membrane.
  2. An open area, as in the blade of an obstetrical forceps.

    fenestral,

    (fĕ-nes'trăl )

    adj.

f. cochleae Round window.

f. rotunda Round window.

f. vestibuli Oval window.