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fon·ta·nel noun also fon·ta·nelle \|fäntən|el\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English fontinelle, from Middle French fontenele little spring, fontanel, diminutive of fontaine spring — more at fountain 1. obsolete a. : an opening for the discharge of bodily secretions b. : an ulcer or vent discharging secretions from the body 2. : a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones; specifically : one of the intervals closed by membranous structures between the uncompleted angles of the parietal bones and the neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull |