fon|ta|nel — or fon|ta|nelle «FON tuh NEHL», noun. 1. one of the soft spots, closed by membrane and later to be filled by bone, on the head of an infant or fetus. 2. Obsolete. an opening for the discharge of pus. ╂[< French fontanelle, alteration of Old… … Useful english dictionary
fon — bloem·fon·tein; bouf·fon; bu·fon·i·dae; bult·fon·tein·ite; cam·phor·sul·fon·ic; chi·ni·o·fon; fon; fon·da; fon·dant; fon·dante; fon·dle; fon·dler; fon·dling·ly; fon·duk; fon·tai·nea; fon·ta·nel; fon·tange; fon·ti·na; fon·ti·nal;… … English syllables
nelle — cam·per·nelle; cit·ro·nelle; mem·bra·nelle; pru·nelle; que·nelle; sal·i·nelle; vil·la·nelle; cre·nelle; fon·ta·nelle; ri·tor·nelle; spi·nelle; … English syllables
fontanelle — fon·ta·nelle … English syllables
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
fontanel — fon•ta•nel or fon•ta•nelle [[t]ˌfɒn tnˈɛl[/t]] n. anat. any of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of a fetal or young skull • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME fontinel < MF fontanele little spring, fountain … From formal English to slang
fontanelle — fon|ta|nelle sb., n, r, rne (hvert af de bløde punkter på et spædbarns kranie) … Dansk ordbog
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
fontanelle — One of several membranous intervals at the margins of the cranial bones in the infant. See cranial fontanelles. SYN: fonticulus. [Fr. dim. of fontaine, fountain, spring] anterior f. [NA] a diamond shaped membranous interval at the junction of the … Medical dictionary
Fontanelle — Fon ta nelle , n. [F.] (Anat.) Same as {Fontanel}, 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English