单词 | oval window |
释义 | > as lemmasoval window oval window n. Anatomy = fenestra ovalis at fenestra n. 1. ΚΠ 1683 A. Snape Anat. Horse iii. xiv. 139 The third is called the Stirrop,..and is fixed..round that passage that is called the oval Window. 1718 J. Chamberlayne tr. B. Nieuwentyt Relig. Philosopher I. xiii. 249 There are yet two Openings in..the Drum [of the ear]: the first of 'em are called the Oval Window... The other is called the Round Window. 1876 Mind 1 269 The function of the stapedius is to lift the stirrup-plate from the oval window. 1989 J. Downer Supersense (BNC) 68 These bones amplify the sound eighteen times, mainly because they concentrate all the waves which reach the eardrum onto the much smaller oval window. < as lemmas |
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