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Fontanelle

noun
1.
Any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus.  Synonyms: fontanel, soft spot.



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"Fontanelle" Quotes from Famous Books



... this way, of Smith's resignation a couple of days before it was announced! But the poor fellows are so afraid of spies and consequent persecution, that some implore me not to notice their letters, and all pledge me to secrecy. So that I am Vice-Fontanelle with my hand full of truth, while I can only open ...
— The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Volume 3 • Leonard Huxley

... commonly situated over the position of the anterior fontanelle, in the region of the occipital protuberance, or at the lateral angle of the orbit. As it frequently lies in a gap in the skull, it may be connected by a pedicle with the dura mater, and is liable to be mistaken ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles



Words linked to "Fontanelle" :   brainpan, cranium, opening, sphenoidal fontanel, sphenoid fontanel, braincase, porta, orifice, child's body



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