Look up: Fontanelle

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   Fontanelle
   The fontanelle is a membrane covered vault in the skull. It normally closes during infancy.
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   Fontanelle
   Fontanelle is a city in Adair County Iowa, USA
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   fontanelle
   [n] - any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
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   fontanelle
   Fontanelles are soft spots on a baby's head which, during birth, enable the soft bony plates of the skull to flex, allowing the head to pass through the birth canal. Fontanelles are usually completely hardened by a child's second birthday.
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   Fontanelle
   Soft spots on a baby's head which disappear as the bones grow together
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   Fontanelle
   Fon`ta`nelle' noun [ French] (Anat.) Same as Fontanel , 2.
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   fontanelle
   <paediatrics> A soft spot, such as one of the membrane covered spaces (fonticuli cranii) remaining in the incompletely ossified skull of a foetus or infant. They are membranous spaces at the juncture of an infant's cranial bones that later ossify. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...
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   fontanelle
   fontanel noun any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
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   Fontanelle
   A `fontanelle` (or `fontanel`) is a anatomical feature on an infant's skull. Fontanelles are soft spots on a baby's head which, during birth, enable the bony plates of the skull to flex, allowing the child's head to pass through the birth canal. The ossification of the bones of the skull cause the fontanelles to close over by a child's second birthday. The closures eventually form the sutures of the neurocranium. Although there are the two anteri...
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    fontanelle
    (fon″tә-nel´) one of four membrane-covered spaces remaining at the junction of the sutures in the incompletely ossified skull of the fetus or infant. They represent gaps in the bone structure that will be filled in by bone during the normal process of growth. Though these “soft spots” may a...
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    Fontanelle
    • (n.) Same as Fontanel, 2.
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    fontanelle
    (Fr., dim. of fontaine spring, filter) a soft spot, such as one of the membrane-covered spaces (fonticuli cranii (NA)) remaining in the incompletely ossified skull of a fetus or infant.
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    fontanelle
    One of several membranous intervals at the margins of the cranial bones in the infant. See: cranial fontanelles Syn: fonticulus [Fr. dim. of fontaine, fountain, spring]
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    fontanelle
    A space between the bony plates of an infant's skull, often called a 'soft spot'. There are two fontanelles in a baby's skull. The anterior fontanelle, situated in the center front, is diamond-shaped and about 2.5 centimeters across. The posterior fontanelle, situated towards the rear, is triangular...
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