Fontanel

  • 1Fontanel — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) One of the membranous… …

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  • 2Fontanel — Porté en Savoie et dans l Ain, c est un toponyme avec le sens de petite source, petite fontaine. Forme féminine : Fontanelle (71, 23, 63). Formes italiennes : Fontanella, Fontanelli …

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  • 3fontanel — or fontanelle [fänt΄ n el′] n. [ME fontinel, a hollow, pit (of the body) < OFr fontanele, dim. of fontaine, FOUNTAIN] 1. Obs. an opening in the body for the discharge of secretions 2. any of the soft, boneless areas in the skull of a baby or… …

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  • 4fontanel — /fon tn el /, n. Anat. one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull. Also, fontanelle. [1375 1425; late ME fontinel < MF fontanele little spring, dim. of fontaine FOUNTAIN] * * * or fontanelle One of six&#8230; …

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  • 5fontanel — a gap between bones in the skull, closed by a membrane, where ossification of cartilage or connective tissue did not occur. Commonly found on top of the skull between the frontal bones (anterior fontanel) and between the parietal bones (posterior …

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  • 6Fontanel (fontanelle) — The word fontanel comes from the French fontaine for fountain. The medical term fontanel is a &quot;soft spot&quot; of the skull. The &quot;soft spot&quot; is soft precisely because the cartilage there has not yet hardened into bone between the&#8230; …

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  • 7fontanel — or fontanelle noun Etymology: Middle English fontinelle a bodily hollow or pit, from Anglo French funtainele, diminutive of funtaine fountain Date: 1741 a membrane covered opening in bone or between bones; specifically any of the spaces closed by …

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  • 8fontanel — n. [F. fontannella, little fountain] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Isoptera, when present, a small circular or slit shaped orifice of the frontal or cephalic gland near the center of the head, through which a liquid is emitted; a frontal pore …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 9fontanel — fon·ta·nel or fon·ta·nelle .fänt ən el, fänt ən . n a membrane covered opening in bone or between bones specif any of the spaces closed by membranous structures between the uncompleted angles of the parietal bones and the neighboring bones of a&#8230; …

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  • 10fontanel·la — fon|ta|nel|·la Mot Pla Nom femení …

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