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Fontanel
Fontanel Fon"ta*nel`, n. [F. fontanelle, prop., a little fountain, fr. fontaine fountain. See Fountain.] 1. (Med.) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.[Obs.] --Wiseman. 2. (Anat.) One of the membranous intervals between the incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull; -- so called because it exhibits a rhythmical pulsation. Note: In the human fetus there are six fontanels, of which the anterior, or bregmatic, situated at the junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures, is much the largest, and remains open a considerable time after birth.
Fontanelle
Fontanelle Fon`ta`nelle", n. [F.] (Anat.) Same as Fontanel, 2.
Fontange
Fontange Fon`tange", n. [F., from the name of the first wearer, Mlle. de Fontanges, about 1679.] A kind of tall headdress formerly worn. --Addison.
Montia fontana
Water chickweed Wa"ter chick"weed` (Bot.) A small annual plant (Montia fontana) growing in wet places in southern regions.

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- The Fontan procedure or Fontan–Kreutzer procedure is a palliative surgical procedure used in children with univentricular hearts. It involves diverting...
- Fontan may refer to: Fontan, Alpes-Maritimes - a village and commune in southern France Fontan procedure - an operation performed on the heart of those...
- Élodie Fontan (French pronunciation: [elɔdi fɔ̃tɑ̃]; born 9 July 1987) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen television and film productions...
- François Fontan (7 February 1929 – 19 December 1979) was a French politician. He was born into a family which came from Gascony. Raised in a monarchic...
- Claudia Gabriela Fontán (born October 4, 1966 in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actress, host to radio and television. She has worked...
- Francis Fontan (2 July 1929 – 14 January 2018) was a French cardiologist and cardiothoracic surgeon best known for developing the Fontan procedure, a surgical...
- José Manuel Fontán Mondragón (born 11 February 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as either a left-back or a centre-back for Portuguese club FC Arouca...
- Osni Fontan (born 17 February 1948), simply known as Fontan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who pla**** as a forward. A striker, Fontan pla****...
- The José Fontán School (Spanish: Escuela José Fontán) is a historic early 20th-century school located in Morovis Pueblo, the administrative and historic...
- Louis Marie Fontan (November 4, 1801 – October 10, 1839), a French man of letters, was born in Lorient and died in Thiais. He began his career as a clerk...