fontanelle

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Noun

fontanelle (plural fontanelles)

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

Synonyms

• soft spot

Translations

• French: fontanelle
• German: Fontanelle
• Italian: fontanella
• Portuguese: fontanela, moleira
• Russian: родничо́к
• Spanish: fontanela, mollera

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