Definition of fontanel Fontanel
fon•ta•nel
We found 5 definitions of fontanel from 4 different sources.
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What does fontanel mean?
WordNet
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| fontanel - any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus | ||
| fontanelle, soft spot | ||
| orifice, porta, opening an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" | ||
| braincase, brainpan, cranium the part of the skull that encloses the brain | ||
| child's body the body of a human child | ||
| anterior fontanelle corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fontanel (Noun)
Alternative spelling of fontanelle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fontanel (n.)
An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body. - fontanel (n.)
One of the membranous intervals between the incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull; -- so called because it exhibits a rhythmical pulsation.
Part of speech
🔤- fontanel, noun, singular of fontanels.
