Fontanel

Fontanel
Fontanel Fon"ta*nel`, n. [F. fontanelle, prop., a little fountain, fr. fontaine fountain. See {Fountain}.] 1. (Med.) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.[Obs.] --Wiseman. [1913 Webster]

2. (Anat.) 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. [1913 Webster]

Note: In the human fetus there are six fontanels, of which the anterior, or bregmatic, situated at the junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures, is much the largest, and remains open a considerable time after birth. [1913 Webster]


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  • fontanel — or fontanelle [fänt΄ n el′] n. [ME fontinel, a hollow, pit (of the body) < OFr fontanele, dim. of fontaine, FOUNTAIN] 1. Obs. an opening in the body for the discharge of secretions 2. any of the soft, boneless areas in the skull of a baby or… …   English World dictionary

  • fontanel — /fon tn el /, n. Anat. one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull. Also, fontanelle. [1375 1425; late ME fontinel < MF fontanele little spring, dim. of fontaine FOUNTAIN] * * * or fontanelle One of six… …   Universalium

  • fontanel — a gap between bones in the skull, closed by a membrane, where ossification of cartilage or connective tissue did not occur. Commonly found on top of the skull between the frontal bones (anterior fontanel) and between the parietal bones (posterior …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Fontanel (fontanelle) — The word fontanel comes from the French fontaine for fountain. The medical term fontanel is a "soft spot" of the skull. The "soft spot" is soft precisely because the cartilage there has not yet hardened into bone between the… …   Medical dictionary

  • fontanel — or fontanelle noun Etymology: Middle English fontinelle a bodily hollow or pit, from Anglo French funtainele, diminutive of funtaine fountain Date: 1741 a membrane covered opening in bone or between bones; specifically any of the spaces closed by …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fontanel — n. [F. fontannella, little fountain] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Isoptera, when present, a small circular or slit shaped orifice of the frontal or cephalic gland near the center of the head, through which a liquid is emitted; a frontal pore …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • fontanel — fon·ta·nel or fon·ta·nelle .fänt ən el, fänt ən . n a membrane covered opening in bone or between bones specif any of the spaces closed by membranous structures between the uncompleted angles of the parietal bones and the neighboring bones of a… …   Medical dictionary

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  • fontanel — fon·ta·nel || ‚fÉ‘ntn el /‚fÉ’ntÉ™ nel n. opening between the bones of an infant s skull (Anatomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

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