| Descriptor English: | Cranial Fontanelles | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fontanelas Craneales
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Fontanelas Cranianas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Fontanelles crâniennes | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Anterior Fontanel Anterior Fontanelle Anterior Fontanelles Anterior Fontanels Cranial Fontanel Cranial Fontanelle Cranial Fontanels Fontanel, Anterior Fontanel, Cranial Fontanel, Mastoid Fontanel, Posterior Fontanel, Sphenoidal Fontanelle, Anterior Fontanelle, Cranial Fontanelle, Mastoid Fontanelle, Posterior Fontanelle, Sphenoidal Fontanelles, Anterior Fontanelles, Cranial Fontanelles, Mastoid Fontanelles, Posterior Fontanelles, Sphenoidal Fontanels, Anterior Fontanels, Cranial Fontanels, Mastoid Fontanels, Posterior Fontanels, Sphenoidal Mastoid Fontanel Mastoid Fontanelle Mastoid Fontanelles Mastoid Fontanels Posterior Fontanel Posterior Fontanelle Posterior Fontanelles Posterior Fontanels Sphenoidal Fontanel Sphenoidal Fontanelle Sphenoidal Fontanelles Sphenoidal Fontanels |
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| Tree number(s): |
A02.835.232.781.175 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055762 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Cranial Sutures (1980-2008) Skull (1963-2008) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2009 |
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| History Note: | 2009 |
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| DeCS ID: | 52968 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D055762 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2009/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2008/07/08 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 |
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Cranial Fontanelles
- Preferred
Sphenoidal Fontanelle
- Narrower
Posterior Fontanelle
- Narrower
Anterior Fontanelle
- Narrower
Mastoid Fontanelle
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0520261 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Cranial Fontanelles |
| Entry term(s) |
Cranial Fontanel Cranial Fontanelle Cranial Fontanels Fontanel, Cranial Fontanelle, Cranial Fontanelles, Cranial Fontanels, Cranial |
| Concept UI |
M0520265 |
| Preferred term | Sphenoidal Fontanelle |
| Entry term(s) |
Fontanel, Sphenoidal Fontanelle, Sphenoidal Fontanelles, Sphenoidal Fontanels, Sphenoidal Sphenoidal Fontanel Sphenoidal Fontanelles Sphenoidal Fontanels |
| Concept UI |
M0520263 |
| Preferred term | Posterior Fontanelle |
| Entry term(s) |
Fontanel, Posterior Fontanelle, Posterior Fontanelles, Posterior Fontanels, Posterior Posterior Fontanel Posterior Fontanelles Posterior Fontanels |
| Concept UI |
M0520262 |
| Preferred term | Anterior Fontanelle |
| Entry term(s) |
Anterior Fontanel Anterior Fontanelles Anterior Fontanels Fontanel, Anterior Fontanelle, Anterior Fontanelles, Anterior Fontanels, Anterior |
| Concept UI |
M0520264 |
| Preferred term | Mastoid Fontanelle |
| Entry term(s) |
Fontanel, Mastoid Fontanelle, Mastoid Fontanelles, Mastoid Fontanels, Mastoid Mastoid Fontanel Mastoid Fontanelles Mastoid Fontanels |
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