- the arrangement of windows and doors in a building
- Surgery the act of perforating or making an opening, esp. into the inner ear in certain cases of otosclerosis
Origin of fenestration
see fenestrated and -ionfenestration
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fenestration
noun
- The design and placement of windows in a building.
- An opening in the surface of a structure, as in a membrane.
- The surgical creation of an artificial opening in a bone, as in the inner ear so as to improve or restore hearing.
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fenestration - Medical Definition
n.
- An opening in the surface of a structure, as in a membrane.
- The surgical creation of an artificial opening in a bone, as in the inner ear so as to improve or restore hearing.
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