FONTANELLES

fon·ta·nel also fon·ta·nelle   (fŏn'tə-něl')    n.  Any of the soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a fetus or an infant. Also called soft spot. [Middle English fontinel, from Old French fontanele, diminutive of fontaine, fountain; see fountain.]

Main Entry: fon·ta·nel
Variant: or fon·ta·nelle /"fänt-^&n-'el, 'fänt-^&n-"/
Function:noun
: a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones; specifically : any of the spaces closed by membranous structures between the uncompleted angles of theparietal bones and the neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull

fontanel fon·ta·nel or fon·ta·nelle (fŏn'tə-něl')
n.
Any of the soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a fetus or an infant. Also called soft spot.