FONTANEL Fon"ta*nel`, n. Etym: [F. fontanelle, prop., a little fountain, fr. fontaine fountain. See Fountain.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.[Obs.] Wiseman.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: One of the membranous intervals between the incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull; — so called because it exhibits a rhythmical pulsation.
Note: In the human fetus there are six fontanels, of which the anterior, or bregmatic, situated at the junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures, is much the largest, and remains open a considerable time after birth.
FONTANELLE
Fon`ta`nelle", n. Etym: [F.] (Anat.)
Defn: Same as Fontanel, 2.
FONTANGE
Fon`tange", n. Etym: [F., from the name of the first wearer, Mlle. de
Fontanges, about 1679.]
Defn: A kind of tall headdress formerly worn. Addison.