fenestra
noun
- a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear
- an opening cut in bone
- a transparent spot in an otherwise opaque surface, as in the wings of certain butterflies and moths
- (architecture) a windowlike opening
Wiktionary
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”).
- 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.”