Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, an opening for the discharge of pus.
- noun A vacancy between bones of the skull of a young animal, due to incompleteness of the process of ossification.
- noun Some similar opening between other bones, as in the scapular arch of some batrachians.
- noun Also
fontinel .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) Same as
fontanel , 2.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A soft
membraneous spot on thehead of ababy due toincomplete fusion of thecranial bones .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
Etymologies
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Examples
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I was told by one of the faces around me that this was called the "fontanelle," or "soft spot."
Thing Erin Zulkoski 2011
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My mother said its called a fontanelle and that all babies have one.
Anything But Typical Nora Raleigh Baskin 2009
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My mother said its called a fontanelle and that all babies have one.
Anything But Typical Nora Raleigh Baskin 2009
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"soft spot," or anterior fontanelle, which is flat and soft while the child is quiet.
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If a fontanelle feels very sunken, it can be a sign of dehydration.
Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD and Jacqueline Nardi Egan: Using Your 5 Senses to Make Sense of Your Baby's Body Signs Jacqueline Nardi Egan 2010
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If a fontanelle feels very sunken, it can be a sign of dehydration.
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph.D. and Jacqueline Nardi Eg: Using Your 5 Senses to Make Sense of Your Baby's Body Signs Joan Liebmann-Smith 2010
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A full or bulging fontanelle soft spot located on the top of the head
The Beauty of Love Laura Posada 2010
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His wife didn't approve of his profession anymore, saw it as a soft spot in the skull like a baby's fontanelle.
The Snowbank 2009
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Bulging fontanelle (soft spot on top of the baby's head)
Hemorrhagic Stroke 2006
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The other point on the top of the head is approximately one inch behind the posterior fontanelle and on the centerline.
seanahan commented on the word fontanelle
The soft spot on an infant's head.
October 28, 2007