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fissula ante fenestram

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From Latin fissula (“small cleft, slit”), from Latin fissum + -ula + Latin ante (“in front of, before”) + Latin fenestram (“window”), accusative of fenestra.

What does fissula ante fenestram mean?: A small, connective tissue-filled cleft in the temporal bone, located just anterior to the oval window in the inner ear, that acts as a permanent, narrow pathway between the middle ear and the vestibule.
Where does fissula ante fenestram come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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