fon|ta|nelle

fon|ta|nelle
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 French fontenele (originally diminutive) < fontaine fountain]

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  • 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

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