FONTANEL

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.[Obs.] Wiseman.

2.
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.


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