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Sense Organs > Ear > Ear, Inner > Vestibule, Labyrinth > Oval Window, Ear
... > Body Regions > Head > Ear > Ear, Inner > Vestibule, Labyrinth > Oval Window, Ear
Sense Organs > Vestibular System > Vestibule, Labyrinth > Oval Window, Ear

Preferred term

Oval Window, Ear  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Oval Window of Ear

Note

  • do not confuse with ROUND WINDOW, EAR

Scope note

  • Fenestra or oval opening on the lateral wall of the vestibular labyrinth adjacent to the MIDDLE EAR. It is located above the cochlear round window and normally covered by the base of the STAPES.

History note

  • 2008 (1979)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010046

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