Preferred Label : round window of inner ear;
Uberon definition : the opening on the medial wall of the middle ear leading into the cochlea, closed
in life by the secondary tympanic membrane; serves to regulate fluid pressure in the
inner ear;
Uberon synonym : round window; round window of petrous part of temporal bone;
Uberon related term : cochlear window;
Origin ID : 0002502;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- part of
the opening on the medial wall of the middle ear leading into the cochlea, closed
in life by the secondary tympanic membrane; serves to regulate fluid pressure in the
inner ear
