- Lempert fenestration operation
- Lem·pert fenestration operation (lemґpərt) [Julius Lempert, American otologist, 1890–1968] see under operation.
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Lempert fenestration operation
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Lempert fenestration operation — an operation for otosclerosis, consisting of drilling a small window into the lateral semicircular canal and then placing a flap of skin over the fistula … Medical dictionary
Fenestration — Literally, the making of a window fenestra in Latin (and fenetre in French) is a window fenestration refers to the creation of a new opening. * * * 1. The presence of openings or fenestrae in a part. 2. Making openings in a dressing to allow… … Medical dictionary
fenestration — /fen euh stray sheuhn/, n. 1. the design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building. 2. Furniture. an ornamental motif having the form of a blind arcade or arch, as in medieval cabinetwork. 3. Med., Surg. a. a… … Universalium
Lempert operation — /lem peuhrt/, Surg. fenestration (def. 3c). [after Julius Lempert (1890 1968), U.S. otologist, who devised it] * * * … Universalium
Lempert operation — /ˈlɛmpət ɒpəˌreɪʃən/ (say lempuht opuh.rayshuhn) noun → fenestration (def. 2). {named after Julius Lempert, 1890–1968, US otologist who devised it} …
Lempert operation — /lem peuhrt/, Surg. fenestration (def. 3c). [after Julius Lempert (1890 1968), U.S. otologist, who devised it] … Useful english dictionary
fenestration — /fɛnəsˈtreɪʃən/ (say fenuhs trayshuhn) noun 1. Architecture the arrangement of windows in a building. 2. Surgery any operation which creates a small opening; Lempert operation …
fenestra nov-ovalis — a surgically created oval window in the lateral semicircular canal in the Lempert fenestration operation … Medical dictionary
