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  • n  any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus

  • The tender fontanel at the top of her head was tense and bulging, and thick blue veins stood out like cords underneath her downy hair.
  • He always bounces out of the wings, a square, bullet-headed man, smooth shaven except for a tiny marceled patch where his fontanel was 30 years ago.
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