fenestration

 
Pronunciation: /ˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1 Architecture the arrangement of windows in a building.
  • 2 Botany & Zoology the condition of being fenestrate.
  • 3 Medicine a surgical operation in which a new opening is formed, especially in the bony labyrinth of the inner ear to treat certain types of deafness.