fenestra

Found in thesaurus: opening, orifice, porta

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fenestra
n. small opening, perforation (Anatomy); window-like opening (Architecture)

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Fenestra
Fenestra (plural: fenestræ) is a Latin word that means "window".

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fenestra

Noun
1. a small membrane-covered opening (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
(hypernym) orifice, opening, porta
(hyponym) fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli, oval window, fenestra of the vestibule
(part-holonym) ear
(classification) otology, otolaryngology


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fenestra
N F
window| opening for light; loophole| breach; orifice; inlet; opportunity

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fenestra
Synonyms and related words:
aperture, broaching, cavity, chasm, check, clearing, cleft, crack, disclosure, fistula, fontanel, foramen, gap, gape, gat, gulf, hiatus, hole, hollow, inlet, interval, lacuna, laying open, leak, opening, opening up, orifice, outlet, passageway, pore, slot, space, split, stoma, throwing open, uncorking, unstopping, yawn
  

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