What is the meaning of Fontanel?

  • (n.) One of the membranous intervals between the incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull; -- so called because it exhibits a rhythmical pulsation.
  • (n.) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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