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fenestra

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin fenestra. Existed in Middle English as fenestre, fenester, from Old English fenester (“window”).

noun fenestras · fenestrae · fenestræ

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.
Similar: vestibular window, oval window

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@misc{fenestra_2026,
  title = {fenestra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fenestra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}