fontanelle
mainly US fontanel
/ (ˌfɒntəˈnɛl) /
anatomy any of several soft membranous gaps between the bones of the skull in a fetus or infant
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How to use fontanelle in a sentence
People said to each other in a whisper: 'You know, little fontanelle,' and everybody turned away in the streets when she passed.
Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete | Guy de MaupassantA large frontoparietal fontanelle is evident between the frontoparietals.
A keyhole-shaped frontoparietal fontanelle is present; the fontanelle is narrow anteriorly and wide posteriorly.
The frontoparientals are sutured medially throughout their lengths; the frontoparietal fontanelle is absent.
The frontoparietal fontanelle is narrow anteriorly and wide posteriorly.
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