English noun: fontanel | |||
1. | fontanel (body) any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus | ||
Synonyms | fontanelle, soft spot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | opening, orifice, porta | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anterior fontanelle, sphenoid fontanel, sphenoid fontanelle, sphenoidal fontanel, sphenoidal fontanelle | ||
Part meronym | braincase, brainpan, child's body, cranium | ||