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Definition of Caput
1. Noun. A headlike protuberance on an organ or structure. "The caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
Generic synonyms: Bulge, Bump, Excrescence, Extrusion, Gibbosity, Gibbousness, Hump, Jut, Prominence, Protrusion, Protuberance, Swelling
2. Noun. The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains. "He stuck his head out the window"
Exact synonyms: Head
Group relationships: Animal, Animate Being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna, Body, Organic Structure, Physical Structure
Terms within: Muzzle, Ear, Arteria Basilaris, Basilar Artery, Brain, Encephalon, Skull, Face, Human Face, Temple
Generic synonyms: External Body Part
Specialized synonyms: Human Head
Group relationships: Animal, Animate Being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna, Body, Organic Structure, Physical Structure
Terms within: Muzzle, Ear, Arteria Basilaris, Basilar Artery, Brain, Encephalon, Skull, Face, Human Face, Temple
Generic synonyms: External Body Part
Specialized synonyms: Human Head
Definition of Caput
1. n. The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.
Definition of Caput
1. a head or head-like part [n CAPITA]
Medical Definition of Caput
1. 1. The upper or anterior extremity of the animal body, containing the brain and the organs of sight, hearing, taste, and smell. 2. The upper, anterior, or larger extremity, expanded or rounded, of any body, organ, or other anatomical structure. 3. The rounded extremity of a bone. 4. That end of a muscle which is attached to the less movable part of the skeleton. Synonym: head. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000)
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