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English noun: fontanel

1. fontanel (body) any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus


Synonymsfontanelle, soft spot


Broader (hypernym)opening, orifice, porta


Narrower (hyponym)anterior fontanelle, sphenoid fontanel, sphenoid fontanelle, sphenoidal fontanel, sphenoidal fontanelle


Part meronymbraincase, brainpan, child's body, cranium









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