fenestrae
Skull's natural holes
Fenestrae is the plural of fenestra, a Latin term for window or opening.
In anatomy, fenestrae are natural openings or perforations in bone or tissue: the fenestrae of the inner ear.
In architecture and design, the term describes window-like openings or patterns of openings in a structure.
The singular fenestra appears in technical contexts where a single opening is specified.
Glass-fitted wall opening
- mullionVertical window bar
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- rose-windowCircular ornamental church window
- glazingGlossy protective coating
clerestory · lancet · oculus · oriel · dormer · skylight · bay · casement
Anatomical bone opening
- stomaBody or leaf opening
- meatusBody's tubular opening
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- orificeBodily passage entrance
perforation · pore · hiatus · fontanelle · cochlear · cranial · vertebral · sacral
Permitting diffused light passage
- succulentMoist and flavorful
- epidermalConcerning the outer skin
- chloroplastLight-harvesting cell structure
- photosyntheticProducing energy from light
Permitting diffused light passage
- pellucidTransparently clear
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- glassySmooth and shiny
crystalline · limpid · vitreous · gossamer · sheer · lucid · clear · membrane
Of the spiral ear cavity
- vestibularOf the balance organ
- auditoryOf or relating to hearing
- tympanicOf or like drums
window
Glass-fitted wall opening
- mullionVertical window bar
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- rose-windowCircular ornamental church window
glazing · clerestory · lancet · oculus · oriel · dormer · skylight · bay · casement · gothic
foramen
Anatomical bone opening
orifice · perforation · pore · hiatus · fontanelle · cochlear · cranial · vertebral · sacral · intervertebral
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
- succulentMoist and flavorful
- epidermalConcerning the outer skin
- chloroplastLight-harvesting cell structure
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
- pellucidTransparently clear
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- see-throughAllowing vision through
glassy · crystalline · limpid · vitreous · gossamer · sheer · lucid · clear · membrane
cochlear
Of the spiral ear cavity
- vestibularOf the balance organ
- auditoryOf or relating to hearing
- tympanicOf or like drums
fenestraeocclusion
Complete closure or blockage
impermeability · barrier · obstruction · seal · closure
- temporal fenestraSkull aperture for muscles
defenestration, fenestra, fenestration, fenestrated, fenestrations, defenestrations