Fontanel (Noun)

Meaning

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

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• Soft Spot
• Fontanelle

Hypernyms

• Orifice
• Porta

Hyponyms

• Sphenoidal Fontanelle
• Sphenoidal Fontanel
• Sphenoid Fontanelle
• Anterior Fontanelle