Fenestration

Origin

Latin fenestratio

Full definition of fenestration

Noun

1. (architecture) The arrangement of windows and other openings in a building.
2. (surgery) An opening in the surface of an organ etc; the surgical creation of such an opening, especially one in the bony part of the inner ear made to improve hearing.

Derived terms

• interfenestration

Related terms

• fenestrated (having windows)