fenestration

Definition of Fenestration in English :

1. fenestration

the arrangement of windows in a building

2. fenestration

surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fenestration

noun

1.

the arrangement and design of windows in a building

2.

a surgical operation to restore hearing by making an artificial opening into the labyrinth of the ear

noun

1.

the arrangement of windows and doors in a building

2. Surgery

the act of perforating or making an opening, esp. into the inner ear in certain cases of otosclerosis

n.

1. The design and placement of windows in a building.

2. An opening in the surface of a structure, as in a membrane.

3. The surgical creation of an artificial opening in a bone, as in the inner ear so as to improve or restore hearing.