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fontanelle

Gap (or ‘soft spot’) in a baby's skull before the bony plates have come together. There are two fontanelles: one in the centre front (anterior), the other towards the rear (posterior).



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A We all are born with two soft spots, or fontanels, on our heads, one large at the front and a smaller one at the back.
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