Found 3 items, similar to fontanel.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: fontanel
bubun-bubun, ubun-ubun
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fontanel
fontanel
n : any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an
infant or fetus [syn:
fontanelle,
soft spot]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fontanel
Fontanel
\Fon"ta*nel`\, n. [F. fontanelle, prop., a little
fountain, fr. fontaine fountain. See
Fountain.]
1. (Med.) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of
humors from the body.[Obs.] --Wiseman.
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2. (Anat.) One of the membranous intervals between the
incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones
of a fetal or young skull; -- so called because it
exhibits a rhythmical pulsation.
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Note: In the human fetus there are six fontanels, of which
the anterior, or bregmatic, situated at the junction of
the coronal and sagittal sutures, is much the largest,
and remains open a considerable time after birth.
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