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fenestrae

fenestrae is the plural of fenestra.

Meaning of fenestra

Noun

fenestra (plural fenestras or fenestrae or (obsolete) fenestræ)

  1. 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

Questions about fenestrae

What is fenestrae the plural of?
Fenestrae is the plural of fenestra.

Words near fenestrae in the dictionary

  1. fenestellid
  2. fenestellids
  3. fenestra
  4. fenestra ovalis
  5. fenestra rotunda
  6. fenestrae
  7. fenestral
  8. fenestrals
  9. fenestrane
  10. fenestranes
  11. fenestras

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