English Explanatory Dictionary

fonticulus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of fontanelle (“membranous spot on the head of a baby”).
  2. A small artificial ulcer produced by caustics or a lancet.
  3. The depression just over the top of the breastbone.

Word forms

fonticulus fonticuli

Etymology

From Latin fonticulus, diminutive of fons.

Synonyms

fontanelle
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