fontanel
fontanel

fontanelle


Definition: Meaning of, fontanelle in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌfɒntəˈnɛl /

  • noun
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fontanelle fontanelles
  1. any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or foetus
    SYNONYM
    fontanel, soft spot
    ANTONYM
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fontanelle used in phrases

  • anterior fontanelle (noun)
    1. corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified
  • sphenoid fontanelle (noun)
    1. the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified
  • sphenoidal fontanelle (noun)
    1. the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified
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