- fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
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- fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
This term is used to refer specifically to the soft spots on a newborn baby's head where the skull bones have not yet fused together. It is a crucial aspect of an infant's anatomy that allows for growth and passage through the birth canal.
The fontanel of a baby needs to be taken care of carefully.
The doctor examines the fontanel to ensure everything is normal.
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xìn nǎo mén囟脑门fontanelxìn mén囟门bì hé闭合closure of fontanelxìn nǎo mén囟脑门fā yù发育development of the fontanelxìn mén囟门jiǎn chá检查fontanel examinationxìn nǎo mén囟脑门wèi zhi位置position of the fontanelxìn nǎo mén囟脑门dà xiǎo大小size of the fontanelyǒu有xìn nǎo mén囟脑门de的yīng ér婴儿infants with a fontanelxìn nǎo mén囟脑门de的pāi da拍打tapping of the fontanelxìn nǎo mén囟脑门jiàn kāng健康health of the fontanelxìn mén囟门kāi fàng开放open fontanel