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sphe·noid fontanel

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  1. sphenoid fontanelle, sphenoid fontanel, sphenoidal fontanelle, sphenoidal fontanelnoun

    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; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified

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  1. sphenoid fontanel

    The sphenoid fontanel is a small, membranous gap located in an infant's skull, specifically at the junction of the squamous part of the temporal, greater wing of the sphenoid, parietal, and frontal bones. It typically closes within the first few months after birth as the bones of the skull grow and fuse together. This fontanel is also known as the anterolateral fontanel.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sphenoid fontanel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sphenoid fontanel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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