fenestra en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 (*fnestra)bor.? Latin fenestraubor. English fenestra Unadapted borrowing from Latin fenestra. Existed in Middle English as fenestre, fenester, from Old English fenester (“window”).
Meanings
-
An opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane.
The platinum shaft connecting the ribbon to the piston base is a rounded wire and can be easily angulated after placement of the prosthesis for optimal incus to fenestra reach.
2010, Aina J. Gulya, Lloyd B. Minor, Michael E. Glasscock, Glasscock-Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear, page 536:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fenestras | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fenestrae | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fenestræ | Number=Plur | obsolete | lexicographic |
Relateds
subfenestral · multifenestrated · fenestral · fenestra ovalis · unfenestrated · interfenestral · fenestra rotunda · fenestrated · interfenestration · fenestella · transfenestration · fenestration · nonfenestrated · microfenestration · defenestrate · intrafenestral · fenestrule