Defenition of the word fontanelle
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Defenition of the word fontanelle
- A soft membranous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
- any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
Synonyms for the word fontanelle
Meronymys for the word fontanelle
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- braincase
- brainpan
- child's body
- cranium
Hyponyms for the word fontanelle
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- anterior fontanelle
- sphenoid fontanel
- sphenoid fontanelle
- sphenoidal fontanel
- sphenoidal fontanelle
Hypernyms for the word fontanelle
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