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fontanelle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fontanel, soft spot |
| Type of | opening, porta, orifice |
| Has types | sphenoidal fontanelle, sphenoid fontanel, sphenoid fontanelle, sphenoidal fontanel, anterior fontanelle |
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A fontanelle is the same fibrous connection where more than two cranial bones unite.
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The most common site for cranial ultrasound is the anterior fontanelle.
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The smaller the fontanelle, the poorer the quality of the picture.
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Taung surrounded by a juvenile chimp skull and human skull, the latter having a fontanelle and metopic suture.
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In a newborn, the normal fontanelle measures 2 centimeters, but it can range from 0.6 centimeters to 3.6 centimeters.
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However, now he's grown some finger nails and the fontanelle has started to harden on his famous head, she's asking for another test.
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A condition in which the sutures close too early, called craniosynostosis, has been associated with early fontanelle closure.
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The anterior fontanelle enables the two frontal bones of the skull to slide past each other, much like the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust.
From the guardian.co.uk
In chimpanzees and bononbos, by contrast, brain growth occurs mostly in the womb, and the anterior fontanelle is closed at around the time of birth.
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- Any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
- A fontanelle (or fontanel) is an anatomical feature on an infant's skull.
- Fontanelle is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Babes in Toyland, released on August 11, 1992. It was the band's first release on a major label (Reprise Records, a division of Warner Music), and their first recording to feature Maureen Herman on bass.
- Fontanelle is a frazione of the comune of Campello sul Clitunno in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 653 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 14 inhabitants.
- Fontanelle (real name Gloria Dayne) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Gambit vol.3, #1.
- A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones
- (Fontanelles) In the fetus, unossified space, or soft spots, consisting of a strong band of connective tissue lying between the cranial bones of the skull.
- Unossified gap between cranial bones.
- Soft spots between the unfused sections of the baby's skull. These allow the baby's head to compress slightly during passage through the birth canal.
