caput

caput /cap·ut/ (kap´ut) pl. cap´ita   [L.] the head; a general term applied to the expanded or chief extremity of an organ or part.

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caput medu´sae  dilated cutaneous veins around the umbilicus, seen mainly in the newborn and in patients with cirrhosis.

caput succeda´neum  edema occurring in and under the fetal scalp during labor.

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cap·ut (kpt, -t)

n. pl. cap·i·ta (kp-t)

The head.

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caput

pl. capita; the head; a general term applied to the expanded or chief extremity of an organ or part.

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caput mallei

head of the malleus in the middle ear.

caput mandibulae

the head of the mandible that articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone.

caput stapedis

the head of the stapes in the middle ear.