Look up: Fontanel

1. Fontanel
   Fon'ta·nel` noun [ French fontanelle , prop., a little fountain, from fontaine fountain. See Fountain .] 1. (Medicine) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body. [ Obsolete] Wiseman.
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2. fontanel
   1. <medicine> An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body. ... 2. <anatomy> One of the membranous intervals between the incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones of a foetal or young skull; so called because it exhibits a rhythmical pulsation. .....
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3. fontanel
   (fon″tә-nel´) fontanelle.
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4. Fontanel
   • (n.) One of the membranous intervals between the incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull; -- so called because it exhibits a rhythmical pulsation. • (n.) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.
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5. fontanel
   soft spot in the skull of an infant, covered with tough, fibrous membrane. There are six such spots at the junctions of the cranial bones; they allow ...
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6. Fontanel
   Any of the normally six unossified spaces in the fetal and infant skull that are covered by a fibrous membrane. These spaces allow the baby's head to compress slightly as the baby makes its way down the birth canal. The fontanel usually close by 18-24 months of age. Synonym(s): Soft Spot Narrower term(s): Frontal Fontanel Mastoid Fontanel Po...
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7. fontanel
   fontanel (fon'tunel") : see skull.
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8. fontanel
   (fon;tua-nel;) A membranous-covered region on the skull of a fetus or baby where ossification has not yet occurred; commonly called a soft spot.
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9. fontanel
   (fon;tua-nel;) A membranous-covered region on the skull of a fetus or baby where ossification has not yet occurred; commonly called a soft spot.
   Found on http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary