Fontanel

Word FONTANEL
Character 8
Hyphenation fon ta nel
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Fontanel"

What do we mean by fontanel?

Any of the soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a fetus or an infant. noun

An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body. noun

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. noun

Alternative spelling of fontanelle. noun

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

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

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The word "fontanel" in example sentences

FEIGIN: You have a spot called the fontanel but the thickness of the skull is minimal and it ` s easily fractured with not a whole lot of force. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The fontanel is the soft spot on the top of a newborn baby's head. ❋ Unknown (1993)

A roofline so soft and round it practically has a fontanel; huge and slightly unfocused headlamps; a grille that seems to be missing a binkie. ❋ Dan Neil (2011)

Being so frightfully concerned for her, I refused to touch the soft fontanel at the top of her head for any reason. ❋ Jack Canfield (2011)

The larger fontanel usually closes by eighteen months after the birth; the smaller one closes by two to six months. ❋ Penny Simkin (2010)

A large, diamond-shaped fontanel is on the top front portion of her skull, and a smaller, triangle-shaped one is at the back. ❋ Penny Simkin (2010)

When a child is born, that part of the skull—the fontanel—is still soft and not yet closed. ❋ Jeffrey Armstrong (2010)

In another back bedroom, there was a mushy hole beneath the linoleum, a soft spot, like a baby's fontanel. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Because they are bred to be so tiny, Chihuahuas are born with a soft fontanel on their skull, like a human baby, that they never completely lose. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The tip of the tongue points straight to the fontanel at the top of the head (the 'soft' spot) and is reputed to open up the nadis or energy channels in the body. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bing might be the personification of Christmas, and Dean may have passed on that very day, but Frank wasborn with Christmas tunes ring-a-ding-dinging through his tiny fontanel. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His fontanel, the "soft spot" on the top of the head, was swollen and hard. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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