Associations to the word «Fontanelle»

Wiktionary

FONTANELLE, noun. (anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.