FONTANEL


Meaning of FONTANEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or fon·ta·nelle ˌfän-tə-ˈnel, ˈfän-tə-ˌ

Etymology: Middle English fontinelle a bodily hollow or pit, from Anglo-French funtainele, diminutive of funtaine fountain

Date: 1741

: a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones ; specifically : any of the spaces closed by membranous structures between the uncompleted angles of the parietal bones and the neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.