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round window
round′ win′dow
n. a membrane-covered opening in the inner wall of the middle ear that compensates for changes in inner ear pressure. round windowA membrane-covered opening between the middle ear and inner ear.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | round window - fenestra leading into the cochleafenestra cochleae, fenestra of the cochlea, fenestra rotundafenestra - a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) |
round window
round window[′rau̇nd ′win·dō] (anatomy) A membrane-covered opening between the middle and inner ears in amphibians and mammals through which energy is dissipated after traveling in the membranous labyrinth. Catherine-wheel windowA round window with radial mullions. A rose window, wheel window.round window
window [win´do] a circumscribed opening in a plane surface; called also fenestra.aortic window a radiolucent region below the aortic arch, formed by the bifurcation of the trachea, visible in the left anterior oblique radiograph of the heart and great vessels.window of cochlea (cochlear window) round window.oval window an oval opening in the inner wall of the middle ear, which is closed by the stapes; called also vestibular window and fenestra vestibuli.round window a round opening in the middle ear covered by the secondary tympanic membrane; called also cochlear window and fenestra cochleae.vestibular window (window of vestibule) oval window.round win·dow [TA] an opening on the medial wall of the middle ear leading into the cochlea, closed in life by the secondary tympanic membrane. Synonym(s): fenestra cochleae [TA], cochlear window, fenestra of the cochlea, fenestra rotundafe·nes·tra co·chle·ae (fĕ-nes'tră kōk'lē-ē) [TA] An opening on the medial wall of the middle ear leading into the cochlea, closed in life by the secondary tympanic membrane.
Synonym(s): round window. round window The membranous, elastic opening in the outer wall of the inner ear that allows free movement of the fluid within the COCHLEA of the inner ear when sound vibrations are conveyed to it by the AUDITORY OSSICLES.round window see FENESTRA OVALIS AND ROTUNDA.round win·dow (rownd win'dō) [TA] Opening on medial wall of middle ear leading into cochlea, closed in life by the secondary tympanic membrane.
Synonym(s): fenestra of the cochlea. FinancialSeeWindowround window
Related to round window: oval windowSynonyms for round windownoun fenestra leading into the cochleaSynonyms- fenestra cochleae
- fenestra of the cochlea
- fenestra rotunda
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