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sinciput

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sin⋅ci⋅put

  [sin-suh-puht]
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–noun, plural sin⋅ci⋅puts, sin⋅cip⋅i⋅ta  [sin-sip-i-tuh] . Anatomy.
1. the forepart of the skull.
2. the upper part of the skull.
Origin:
1570–80; < L: lit., half-head < *sēm(i)-caput, equiv. to sēmi- semi- + caput head

Related forms:
sin⋅cip⋅i⋅tal  [sin-sip-i-tl] , adjective
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sin·ci·put   (sĭn'sə-pət)   
n.   pl. sin·ci·puts or sin·cip·i·ta (sĭn-sĭp'ĭ-tə)

  1. The upper half of the cranium, especially the anterior portion above and including the forehead.

  2. The forehead.


[Latin : sēmi-, semi- + caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]
sin·cip'i·tal (-sĭp'ĭ-tl) adj.
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Main Entry: sin·ci·put
Pronunciation: 'sin(t)-s&-(")p&t
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sinciputs or sin·cip·i·ta /sin-'sip-&t-&/
1 : FOREHEAD
2 : the upper half of the skull
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sinciput sin·ci·put (sĭn'sə-pət)
n. pl. sin·ci·puts or sin·cip·i·ta (sĭn-sĭp'ĭ-tə)

  1. The upper half of the cranium, especially the anterior portion above and including the forehead.

  2. The forehead.

sin·cip'i·tal (-sĭp'ĭ-tl) adj.

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