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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fontanel n : any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus [syn: {fontanelle}, {soft spot}]
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