Oval Window (Noun)
Meaning
Fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The oval window is a fenestra in the medial wall of the middle ear.
- The stapes bone is attached to the inner ear at the oval window.
- Sound vibrations from the eardrum are transmitted through the ossicles to the oval window.
- The oval window is covered by the footplate of the stapes bone.
- The oval window is one of the two fenestras in the medial wall of the middle ear.