Round-window
noun
1.
a membrane-covered opening in the inner wall of the middle ear that compensates for changes in cochlear pressure.
round window n.
An opening on the medial wall of the middle ear that leads into the cochlea and is covered by the secondary tympanic membrane. Also called fenestra of cochlea.
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