fontanelle
noun 2
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1ADJ.
soft
Definitions
noun
1
A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
2
A structural component of some woodwind instruments, such as recorders and shawms, resembling a barrel with holes bored into it, designed to protect the keywork and to allow the sound to project.
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noun — any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an in
- fontanel
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The baby's fontanelle was soft.
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The fontanelle allows for a baby's skull growth.
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