sagittal fontanel

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• Fontanel — Fon ta*nel , n. [F. fontanelle, prop., a little fountain, fr. fontaine fountain. See {Fountain}.] 1. (Med.) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.[Obs.] Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) One of the membranous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• anterior fontanel — or anterior fontanelle n the fontanel occurring at the meeting point of the coronal and sagittal sutures …   Medical dictionary

• fontanelle — One of several membranous intervals at the margins of the cranial bones in the infant. See cranial fontanelles. SYN: fonticulus. [Fr. dim. of fontaine, fountain, spring] anterior f. [NA] a diamond shaped membranous interval at the junction of the …   Medical dictionary

• Craniosynostosis — Classification and external resources Child with premature closure (craniosynostosis) of the lambdoid suture. Notice the swelling on the right side of the head ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• joint — /joynt/, n. 1. the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture. 2. a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with… …   Universalium

• lambda — 1. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet, λ. 2. The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures. * * * lamb·da lam də n 1) the point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull 2) PHAGE LAMBDA * * * …   Medical dictionary

• skull — less, adj. skull like, adj. /skul/, n. 1. the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head. 2. the head as the center of knowledge and understanding; mind: to get literature s great ideas… …   Universalium

• braincase — noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain • Syn: ↑cranium, ↑brainpan • Derivationally related forms: ↑cranial (for: ↑cranium) • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• brainpan — noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain • Syn: ↑cranium, ↑braincase • Derivationally related forms: ↑cranial (for: ↑cranium) • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary