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fontanel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fontanelle noun A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

Senses

fontanel is used for these senses in English:

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

fontanelle — full definition

  1. noun A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
  2. noun A structural component of some woodwind instruments, such as recorders and shawms, resembling a barrel with holes bored into it, designed to protect the keywork and to allow the sound to project.