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fontanel
/,fɑn'tənɛl/
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  1. noun
    any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus

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    fontanelle soft spot
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  • hydrocephalus an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
  • hydrocephaly an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
  • pterion the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle
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