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Fontanelle

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
soft spot
plural
Fontanelles
possessive
Fontanelle's
pluralpossessive
Fontanelles'