fontanelle

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"soft spot," or anterior fontanelle, which is flat and soft while the child is quiet.

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  1. Mandibular fontanelle a small, elliptical opening in the proximal half of the lower jaw of many birds.
  2. Supraorbital fontanelle a perforation in that part of the cranium which forms the upper portion of the orbit.

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  • The fontanelle is just anterior to the center of the skull. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • A bulging fontanelle may indicate elevated intracranial pressure. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The fontanelle also normally bulges when the infant is crying. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Indications of shaking an infant include a bulging fontanelle due to increased intracranial pressure from the bleeding of torn blood vessels in the brain, unconsciousness, and typical signs and symptoms of head and brain injury. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Other symptoms are neck stiffness, mild fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, spasm and bulging of fontanelle (soft spot on the top portion of the skull).
 

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/fɑntəˈnɛl/
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