"Cranial Fontanelles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any of six membrane-covered openings between the CRANIAL SUTURES in the incompletely ossified skull of the fetus or newborn infant. The fontanelles normally close sometime after birth.
| Descriptor ID |
D055762
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Cranial Fontanelles- Cranial Fontanelles
- Cranial Fontanelle
- Fontanelle, Cranial
- Fontanelles, Cranial
- Cranial Fontanel
- Cranial Fontanels
- Fontanel, Cranial
- Fontanels, Cranial
Posterior Fontanelle- Posterior Fontanelle
- Fontanelle, Posterior
- Fontanelles, Posterior
- Posterior Fontanelles
- Posterior Fontanel
- Fontanel, Posterior
- Fontanels, Posterior
- Posterior Fontanels
Mastoid Fontanelle- Mastoid Fontanelle
- Fontanelle, Mastoid
- Fontanelles, Mastoid
- Mastoid Fontanelles
- Mastoid Fontanel
- Fontanel, Mastoid
- Fontanels, Mastoid
- Mastoid Fontanels
Sphenoidal Fontanelle- Sphenoidal Fontanelle
- Fontanelle, Sphenoidal
- Fontanelles, Sphenoidal
- Sphenoidal Fontanelles
- Sphenoidal Fontanel
- Fontanel, Sphenoidal
- Fontanels, Sphenoidal
- Sphenoidal Fontanels
Anterior Fontanelle- Anterior Fontanelle
- Anterior Fontanelles
- Fontanelle, Anterior
- Fontanelles, Anterior
- Anterior Fontanel
- Anterior Fontanels
- Fontanel, Anterior
- Fontanels, Anterior
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