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ROUND WINDOW

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• ROUND WINDOW (noun)
The noun ROUND WINDOW has 1 sense:

1. fenestra leading into the cochlea

Familiarity information: ROUND WINDOW used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ROUND WINDOW (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Fenestra leading into the cochlea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

fenestra cochleae; fenestra of the cochlea; fenestra rotunda; round window

Hypernyms ("round 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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