"Oval Window, Ear" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010046
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.909.551
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Congenital absence of the oval window. Laryngoscope. 1990 Jan; 100(1):37-40.