fontanel

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

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Meanings

nounfontanel (plural fontanels)

plural fontanels

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of fontanelle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus

Similar
fontanellesoft spot
Broader
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Also see
fontanellesoft spot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

fontanel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fontanel

MLA

“fontanel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fontanel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fontanel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fontanel.

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