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OVAL WINDOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oval window mean?
• OVAL WINDOW (noun)
The noun OVAL WINDOW has 1 sense:
1. fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
Familiarity information: OVAL WINDOW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
fenestra of the vestibule; fenestra ovalis; fenestra vestibuli; oval window
Hypernyms ("oval window" is a kind of...):
fenestra (a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear))
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