Meaning & use

fenestrated

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having an opening, window, or small perforation, especially one of a series

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The surgeon used a fenestrated drape with a small opening over the operating site.

The old church's fenestrated walls let dappled light spill across the stone floor.

A note on using this word

Used across several fields, from architecture (buildings with many windows) to medicine (instruments or tissue with small openings).

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