fonticulus


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fonticulus

(fɒnˈtɪkjʊləs)
n, pl -li (-ˌlaɪ)
(Anatomy) anatomy a fontanelle of the cranium
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They all arise from a lack of regression of a dural diverticulum in the prenasal space that extends through the embryologic foramen cecum or the fonticulus frontalis.
Congenital cystic lesions of the neck
They have persistent fonticulus of the cranium or late closure of the same.
Cleidocranial dysplasia--a case report/Displasia cleidocraneal--reporte de caso
MRI-BRAIN and PNS revealed mass in left nasal cavity measuring:- 36X21mms in sagittal diameter and 15mms in transverse diameter, with small bony defect in fonticulus nasofrontalis.
Case report-naso-ethmoidal encephalocele
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