fontanel
noun
fon·ta·nel
| \ ˌfän-tə-ˈnel
, ˈfän-tə-ˌnel\
, ˈfän-tə-ˌnel\
variants:
or fontanelle
Definition of fontanel
: a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones
specifically
: any of the spaces closed by membranous structures between the uncompleted angles of the parietal bones and the neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull
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fontanel
noun
fon·ta·nel
variants:
or fontanelle \ ˌfänt-ᵊn-ˈel, ˈfänt-ᵊn-ˌ
\
\
Medical Definition of fontanel
: a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones
specifically
: any of the spaces closed by membranous structures between the uncompleted angles of the parietal bones and the neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull