fontanel
or fontanelle
noun
- Obsolete an opening in the body for the discharge of secretions
- any of the soft, boneless areas in the skull of a baby or young animal, which are later closed up by the formation of bone
See fontanel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also fon·ta·nelle (fŏnˌtə-nĕlˈ)
noun Any of the soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a fetus or an infant. Also called soft spot.
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