fenestration

[ fen-uh-strey-shuh n ]
/ ˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən /
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noun

the design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building.
Furniture. an ornamental motif having the form of a blind arcade or arch, as in medieval cabinetwork.
Medicine/Medical, Surgery.
  1. a perforation in a structure.
  2. an operation to effect such an opening.
  3. Also called fenestration operation, Lempert operation. the creation of an artificial opening into the labyrinth of the ear to restore hearing loss from otosclerosis.

Origin of fenestration

1840–50; < Latin fenestrāt(us) (see fenestrated) + -ion

Words nearby fenestration

fenestra of cochlea, fenestra of vestibule, fenestrated, fenestrated capillary, fenestrated membrane, fenestration, fenfluramine, feng shui, feng yu-hsiang, fengjie, fengtien

Words related to fenestration

bay, aperture, bow, fenestella, oriel, jalousie, dormer, casement, fanlight, fenestra, lunette, skylight, porthole, lancet, lucarne, mullioned

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British Dictionary definitions for fenestration

fenestration
/ (ˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃən) /

noun

the arrangement and design of windows in a building
a surgical operation to restore hearing by making an artificial opening into the labyrinth of the ear

Medical definitions for fenestration

fenestration
[ fĕn′ĭ-strā′shən ]

n.

An opening in the surface of a structure, as in a membrane.
The surgical creation of such an opening.
The surgical creation of an artificial opening in the bony part of the inner ear to improve or restore hearing.