Associations to the word «Caput»

Wiktionary

CAPUT, noun. (anatomy) The head.
CAPUT, noun. (anatomy) A knob-like protuberance or capitulum.
CAPUT, noun. The top or superior part of a thing.
CAPUT, noun. (UK) The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
CAPUT MORTUUM, noun. Worthless residue, useless substance
CAPUT MORTUUM, noun. Cardinal purple, a variety of haematite iron oxide pigment
CAPUT SUCCEDANEUM, noun. A neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous, subcutaneous, extraperiosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure of the presenting part of the scalp against the dilating cervix during delivery.

Dictionary definition

CAPUT, 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".
CAPUT, 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".

Wise words

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