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Fontanel
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.
(2):
(n.) One of the membranous intervals between the incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull; - so called because it exhibits a rhythmical pulsation.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fontanel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/fontanel.html. 1828.