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🪟 A window 🦴 A small opening
finestra

finestra

9.9
A small opening in the body, for example in the ear, that lets sound or liquid pass
  • noun
  • /fɪˈnɛstrə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ventana
  • Researchers studied the finestra to understand how sound waves travel in the inner ear.

Examples

  • A small finestra allows fluid to pass between the chambers in the ear.

  • In anatomy, a finestra refers to a small opening.

  • The surgeon identified the finestra in the bone during the procedure.

  • The finestra in the heart allows blood to flow.

  • The surgeon identified the finestra in the bone during the procedure.

  • A small finestra allows fluid to pass between the chambers in the ear.

  • Researchers studied the finestra to understand how sound waves travel in the inner ear.

Synonyms

foramen
vsfinestra
  • Specialized
3 9.6

An opening in a bone that lets a nerve or blood vessel pass through

is a more general small windowlike opening not necessarily for passage
rimula
vsfinestra
  • Specialized
9.9

A small crack or narrow groove in a surface

is a small windowlike opening rather than a narrow slit

Antonyms

closure
27 4.4

A blockage that stops liquid or air moving through a pipe

How Small

pore
45 3.3
finestra
  • Specialized
9.9
aperture
4 7.0
opening
179 1.0

Surface Forms

finestra singular
finestre plural

Etymology

Finestra in anatomy also goes back to Latin fenestra meaning 'window'. In medical use it means a small 'window' or opening in bone or tissue that lets fluid or sound pass, so the origin explains the modern meaning.