Cranial Fontanelles

Any of six membrane-covered openings between the CRANIAL SUTURES in the incompletely ossified skull of the fetus or newborn infant. The fontanelles normally close sometime after birth.

Year introduced: 2009

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Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.781.175

MeSH Unique ID: D055762

Entry Terms:

• Cranial Fontanelle
• Fontanelle, Cranial
• Fontanelles, Cranial
• Cranial Fontanel
• Cranial Fontanels
• Fontanel, Cranial
• Fontanels, Cranial
• Anterior Fontanelle
• Anterior Fontanelles
• Fontanelle, Anterior
• Fontanelles, Anterior
• Anterior Fontanel
• Anterior Fontanels
• Fontanel, Anterior
• Fontanels, Anterior
• Posterior Fontanelle
• Fontanelle, Posterior
• Fontanelles, Posterior
• Posterior Fontanelles
• Posterior Fontanel
• Fontanel, Posterior
• Fontanels, Posterior
• Posterior Fontanels
• Mastoid Fontanelle
• Fontanelle, Mastoid
• Fontanelles, Mastoid
• Mastoid Fontanelles
• Mastoid Fontanel
• Fontanel, Mastoid
• Fontanels, Mastoid
• Mastoid Fontanels
• Sphenoidal Fontanelle
• Fontanelle, Sphenoidal
• Fontanelles, Sphenoidal
• Sphenoidal Fontanelles
• Sphenoidal Fontanel
• Fontanel, Sphenoidal
• Fontanels, Sphenoidal
• Sphenoidal Fontanels

Previous Indexing:

• Cranial Sutures (1980-2008)
• Skull (1963-2008)

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Anatomy Category
Musculoskeletal System
Skeleton
Bone and Bones
Skull
Cranial Fontanelles