#fontanelle__fontanel__soft_spot any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
supertype: orifice__opening__porta an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
subtype: anterior_fontanelle sphenoid_fontanelle
part of: child's_body__child'sbody the body of a human child
part of: youngster__child__kid__minor__shaver__nipper__small_fry__smallfry__tiddler__tike__tyke__fry__nestling a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty); "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters"
part of: cranium__braincase__brainpan the part of the skull that encloses the brain
part of: skull the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
part of: head__caput the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
part of: animal__animate_being__animatebeing__beast__brute__creature__fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
part of: axial_skeleton__axialskeleton the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
part of: endoskeleton the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
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