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fenestrated

fenestrated

7.9
Having small holes that let fluids pass in medical tools
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɛnɪstreɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fenestrado
  • A fenestrated catheter allows fluids to drain more efficiently from the body.

Examples

  • The doctor used a fenestrated drape to cover the area around the surgical site.

  • The fenestrated tissue allows for better gas exchange.

  • The new design features a fenestrated membrane to improve airflow in the device.

  • We studied the fenestrated model of the kidney.

  • The doctor used a fenestrated drape to cover the area around the surgical site.

  • A fenestrated catheter allows fluids to drain more efficiently from the body.

  • The new design features a fenestrated membrane to improve airflow in the device.

Synonyms

perforated
vsfenestrated
1 4.3

Something that has small holes through it, often in a regular pattern

focuses on small openings and anatomical use rather than any full holes
porotic
vsfenestrated
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A material like rock or bone that lets air and water pass through

describes single or few openings in anatomy rather than many pores
fenestral
vsfenestrated
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a small opening in a bone or body part that lets nerves pass

is the general descriptor for having small openings in biological contexts

How Perforated

porous
23 4.6
perforated
1 4.3
fenestrated
  • Specialized
7.9
intact
304 3.7

Surface Forms

fenestrated positive

Morphology

fenestrated = fenestrate (semi-transparent) = fenestrate + ed

Formed regularly from 'fenestrate' + '-ed', but the root is technical/Latin-derived and the medical sense (small perforations) is specialized, so learners may not infer meaning from the base.

Etymology

Fenestrated comes from the Latin word fenestra meaning 'window'. In medicine, a fenestrated drape or catheter keeps that image: it has small openings like tiny windows so fluid or air can pass through.