fenestra
/fɪˈnestrə/noun
(pl. fenestrae/-triː/)
1
- Anatomy & Zoology a small natural hole or opening, especially in a bone. The mammalian middle ear is linked by the fenestra ovalis to the vestibule of the inner ear, and by the fenestra rotunda to the cochlea.【剖, 动】（尤指骨上的）窗孔。
2
- Medicine an artificial opening【医】人造窗。
2.1
- an opening in a bandage or cast（绷带或固定用敷料上的）窗。
2.2
- a perforation in a forceps blade（钳页上的）孔。
2.3
- a hole made by surgical fenestration（外科开窗术所开的）窗。
词源
early 19th cent. (as a botanical term denoting a small scar left by the separation of the seed from the ovary)： from Latin, literally 'window'.