sphenoid fontanelle (n)
sphenoid fontanel (n)
sphenoidal fontanelle (n)
sphenoidal fontanel (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 08
def 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
def corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified
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Hypernym fontanelle, fontanel, soft spot
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Hyponym fontanelle, fontanel, soft spot

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