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fenestration

[fen-uh-strey-shuhn]

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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 Lempert operation.��Also called fenestration operation,.��the creation of an artificial opening into the labyrinth of the ear to restore hearing loss from otosclerosis.

fenestration

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fenestration¹

1840–50; < Latin �ڱ�Ա��ٰ�� ( us ) ( fenestrated ) + -ion

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The platform also triggered the development of endothelial fenestrations in the growing tissue, which are holes that allow for the passage of fluid between the cellular layers.

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The fenestration on the leaves is beautiful; I just love that plant.

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The fenestration on the leaves are beautiful; I just love that plant.

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“No amount of brick veneer, columns or pilasters, and fenestration pattern will replace the real thing.”

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The last TM encloses a hydrophobic pore, followed by three intracellular fenestration sites and side portals comprising pore-property-determining residues.

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fenestrated fenethylline

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