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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The oval opening in the middle ear to which the base of the stapes is connected and through which the ossicles of the ear transmit sound vibrations to the cochlea.
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- noun fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
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