Cranial Fontanelles

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"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.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A02.835.232.781.175
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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Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Skull [A02.835.232.781]
Cranial Fontanelles [A02.835.232.781.175]

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