fenestra

English Thesaurus

1. a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) (noun.body)

hypernym	:	opening, orifice, porta,
definition	:	an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity (noun.body)

hyponym	:	fenestra of the vestibule, fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli, oval window,
definition	:	fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it (noun.body)

hyponym	:	fenestra cochleae, fenestra of the cochlea, fenestra rotunda, round window,
definition	:	fenestra leading into the cochlea (noun.body)

part meronym	:	ear,
definition	:	the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium (noun.body)

domain category	:	otology,
definition	:	the branch of medicine concerned with the ear (noun.cognition)