caput

[ key-puht, kap-uht ]

noun,plural ca·pi·ta [kap-i-tuh]. /ˈkæp ɪ tə/. Anatomy.
  1. any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.

Origin of caput

1
1640–50; <Latin: head

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caput

/ (ˈkeɪpət, ˈkæp-) /


nounplural capita (ˈkæpɪtə)
  1. anatomy a technical name for the head

  2. the main or most prominent part of an organ or structure

Origin of caput

1
C18: from Latin

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