fenestration

[fen-uh-strey-shuhn] / ˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

window

Synonyms

STRONG

aperture casement dormer fanlight fenestella fenestra jalousie lancet lunette oriel porthole skylight

WEAK

bay window lucarne lunette window picture window rose window

Example Sentences

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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.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

Precisely because the body’s many fenestrations are not easily guarded, mucus is essential.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2022

The number of fenestrations and their degree of permeability vary, however, according to their location.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Some large molecules can cross in vesicles or through clefts, fenestrations, or gaps between cells in capillary walls.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Three-fourths of the former fighters had fenestrations, or "windows," in the septum, a membranous partition between the two halves of the brain; this can result in hemorrhages.

From Time Magazine Archive

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