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Webster 1913 Edition


Fontanelle


Fonˊtaˊnelle′

,
Noun.
[F.]
(Anat.)
Same as
Fontanel
, 2.

Definition 2024


fontanelle

fontanelle

English

Diagram of the top view of a baby's head, showing the fontanelle in the center.

Alternative forms

Noun

fontanelle (plural fontanelles)

  1. (anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

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French

Etymology

Old French fontenelle.

Noun

fontanelle f (plural fontanelles)

  1. fontanelle

Italian

Noun

fontanelle f

  1. plural of fontanella