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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fontanelle, fontanel, soft spotnoun

    any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus

Wiktionary

  1. fontanellenoun

    A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

  2. Etymology: fontenelle.

Wikipedia

  1. Fontanelle

    A fontanelle (or fontanel) (colloquially, soft spot) is an anatomical feature of the infant human skull comprising soft membranous gaps (sutures) between the cranial bones that make up the calvaria of a fetus or an infant. Fontanelles allow for stretching and deformation of the neurocranium both during birth and later as the brain expands faster than the surrounding bone can grow. Premature complete ossification of the sutures is called craniosynostosis. After infancy, the anterior fontanelle is known as the bregma.

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  1. fontanelle

    A fontanelle is a soft spot on a newborn's head where the skull bones haven't yet fused together. This allows the baby's head to be a bit flexible, making the birthing process easier. The fontanelles are usually fully closed by the time the child is 2 years old. The two most prominent fontanelles are the one at the top of the head (anterior fontanelle) and the one at the back of the head (posterior fontanelle).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fontanellenoun

    same as Fontanel, 2

  2. Etymology: [F.]

Wikidata

  1. Fontanelle

    A fontanelle is an anatomical feature on an infant's skull comprised by any of the soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a foetus or an infant. Fontanelles allow for rapid stretching and deformation of the cranium as the brain expands faster than the surrounding bone can grow.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Fontanelle

    fon-ta-nel′, n. a gap between the bones of the skull of a young animal: an opening for the discharge of pus.—Also Fontanel′. [Fr.]

Editors Contribution

  1. fontanelle

    An element of the skull of a newborn baby or newborn animal.

    The fontanelle is an element of the skull in a newborn baby.


    Submitted by MaryC on September 7, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Fontanelle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Fontanelle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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