A fontanel may be soft and depressed as a result of dehydration. Also spelled fontanelle, fonticulus. Fontanels. fontanel Fontanelle, soft spot Anatomy A membrane-covered region on the skull of a fetus/infant, which corresponds to the convergence of suture lines, where ossification has not yet occurred fontanel
(February 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Tibial dyschondroplasia (TD) is a metabolic disease of young poultry that affects the growth of bone and cartilage. Often occurs in broilers (chickens raised for meat) and other poultry which have been bred for fast growth rates.
Osgood-Schlatter disease. osteochondritis/apophysitis of the tibial tubercle (tuberosity). Described by both Osgood and Schlatter (American and Swiss surgeons) in 1903. An 'overuse' injury, which produces pain (due to inflammation) at the attachment of the patellar tendon to the tibial tubercle at an age when this is not fully developed.