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anterior fontanelle ThesaurusNoun | 1. | anterior fontanelle - corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossifiedfontanel, fontanelle, soft spot - any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
anterior fontanelle
an·te·ri·or fon·ta·nelle [TA] a diamond-shaped membranous interval at the junction of the coronal, sagittal, and metopic sutures where the frontal angles of the parietal bones meet the two ununited halves of the frontal bone. Synonym(s): fonticulus anterior [TA], bregmatic fontanelle, frontal fontanellean·te·ri·or fon·ta·nelle (an-tēr'ē-ŏr fon'tă-nel') [TA] Membrane-covered gap in the infant cranium where the parietal and frontal bones will meet after fusion occurs. anterior fontanelle
Words related to anterior fontanellenoun corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossifiedRelated Words- fontanel
- fontanelle
- soft spot
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