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o′val win′dow, [Anat.]
  1. Anatomyan oval opening at the head of the cochlea, connecting the middle and inner ear, through which sound vibrations of the stapes are transmitted.
  • 1675–85

'oval window' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bull's-eye - oeil-de-boeuf

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