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Fontanelle Moderate

Fontanelle has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

See Also
mold head suboccipitobregmatic bone membraneous fusion soft spot cervicobregmatic
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
orifice
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
anterior fontanelle sphenoid fontanelle
Rhyming Words
lle alle mlle ille elle olle kille mille ville wille belle molle tulle celle bulle rille fille lille valle balle
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