sphenoid fontanel

/ˌsfiˈnɔɪd ˌˈfɑntnˌˈɛl/
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Definitions of sphenoid fontanel
  1. noun
    the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified
    synonyms: sphenoid fontanelle, sphenoidal fontanel, sphenoidal fontanelle
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    type of:
    fontanel, fontanelle, soft spot
    any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
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