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oval window
oval windown. The oval opening in the middle ear to which the base of the stapes is connected and through which the ossicles of the ear transmit sound vibrations to the cochlea.o′val win′dow
n. an oval opening in the wall between the middle and inner ear against which the base of the stapes vibrates during sound transmission. [1675–85] oval windowA membrane-covered opening between the middle ear and inner ear.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | oval window - fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to itfenestra of the vestibule, fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibulifenestra - a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) |
Translations
oval window
oval window[′ō·vəl ′win·dō] (anatomy) The membrane-covered opening into the inner ear of tetrapods, to which the ossicles of the middle ear are connected. oval windowA window in the shape of an ellipse, or in a shape between an ellipse and a circle.    See also: French windowoval windowA window having the shape of an ellipse or a shape between an ellipse and a circle.oval 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.o·val win·dow [TA] a membrane-covered oval opening on the medial wall of the tympanic cavity leading into the vestibule, closed in life by the foot of the stapes. Synonym(s): fenestra vestibuli [TA], fenestra of the vestibule, fenestra ovalis, vestibular windowoval windown. The oval opening in the middle ear to which the base of the stapes is connected and through which the ossicles of the ear transmit sound vibrations to the cochlea.fe·nes·tra ves·tib·u·li (fĕ-nes'tră ves-tib'yū-lī) [TA] An oval opening on the medial wall of the tympanic cavity leading into the vestibule, closed by the foot of the stapes.
Synonym(s): oval window. oval window The oval opening in the outer wall of the inner ear in which the footplate of the inner of the three AUDITORY OSSICLES, the stapes, is free to vibrate.oval window a membranous wall at the junction of the middle ear and inner ear which connects the stapes with the vestibular canal of the COCHLEA.Oval windowA tiny opening at the entrance to the inner ear.Mentioned in: Hearing AidsFinancialSeeWindowoval window
Related to oval window: round windowSynonyms for oval windownoun fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to itSynonyms- fenestra of the vestibule
- fenestra ovalis
- fenestra vestibuli
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