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fontanelle

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fontanel

 or fontanelle

One of six soft spots at the junctions (sutures) of the cranial bones in an infant's skull, covered with tough, fibrous membrane. They allow molding of the head during birth. Some close by three months, others after a year, and still others by two years.


fontanelle (chiefly US), fontanel
Anatomy any of several soft membranous gaps between the bones of the skull in a fetus or infant


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