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1. fontanelle
   Type: Term Pronunciation: fon′tă-nel′ Definitions: 1. One of several membranous intervals between the angles and margins of the cranial bones in the infant; they include the midline anterior and posterior fontanelles, and the paired sphenoidal and mastoid fontanelles. Synonyms: font...
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2. fontanelle
   [n] - any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
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3. 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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4. Fontanelle
   Soft spots on a baby's head which disappear as the bones grow together
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5. Fontanelle
   Fon`ta`nelle' noun [ French] (Anat.) Same as Fontanel , 2.
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6. 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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7. fontanelle
   fontanel noun any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
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8. 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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9. Fontanelle
   • (n.) Same as Fontanel, 2.
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10. 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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11. Fontanelle
    The fontanelle is a membrane covered vault in the skull. It normally closes during infancy.
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12. fontanelle
    French diminutive of Latin fons = fountain, associated with the palpable pulsation of the brain in the anterior fontanelle of an infant.
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13. Fontanelle
    A `fontanelle` (or `fontanel`) is an anatomical feature on an infant`s skull. Anatomy: 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 c...
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14. Fontanelle
    (album) Name = Fontanelle | Type = Album | Artist = Babes in Toyland | Cover = BabesinToylandFontanelle.jpg | Released = August 11, 1992 | Recorded = 1992 <small>at Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, MN</small> | Genre = Alternative rock, punk rock | Length = 37:09 | Label = Reprise | Prod...
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15. Fontanelle
    (comics) image= --> `Fontanelle` (real name Gloria Dayne) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Gambit vol. 3 #1. Fictional character biography: A mutant telepath of fair to high power, Fontanelle does her best work sifting through h...
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16. Fontanelle
    (Campello sul Clitunno) `Fontanelle` is a frazione of the comune of Campello sul Clitunno in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 653 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 14 inhabitants.<ref name="Census" /> References : <references/>
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