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. [ MP:0004480 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Synonyms: round window of petrous part of temporal bone round window
Term information
- SCTID:279785002
- GAID:878
- MESH:D012405
- Wikipedia:Round_window
- NCIT:C32594
- FMA:56932
- EMAPA:19239
- MA:0002814
uberon_slim, pheno_slim