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noun
Synonym of fontanelle (“membranous spot on the head of a baby”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: fontanelle
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noun
A small artificial ulcer produced by caustics or a lancet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The depression just over the top of the breastbone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
From Latin fonticulus, diminutive of fons.
