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CAP College of American Pathologists. cap (kap) a protective covering for the head or for a similar structure; a structure resembling such a covering. acrosomal cap acrosome. cradle cap crusta lactea. duodenal cap the part of the duodenum adjacent to the pylorus, forming the superior flexure. enamel cap the enamel organ after it covers the top of the growing tooth papilla. head cap the doubled-layered caplike structure over the upper two-thirds of the acrosome of a spermatozoon, consisting of the collapsed acrosomal vesicle. knee cap patella. skull cap calvaria.
cap, n See crown. CAP 1. chloroacetophenone; a gas used for riot control in humans. Causes weeping, the so-called tear-gas. Animals exposed to this lacrimator will also be affected. 2. catabolite gene activator protein. cap 1. the top, to top. 2. an oval or thumb-nail shaped area of light-colored feathers covering the crown of lizard canaries. dental cap 1. residual deciduous teeth sitting on top of erupting permanent teeth. 2. a crown prosthesis. dental cap stage the earliest stage in the development of the tooth, in the form of a tooth bud growing out of the primitive dental lamina. spermatozoal cap invests the head of the spermatozoa. Called also acrosomal cap, head cap. |
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| There had been doubt about whether Livingston had dislocated his knee or dislocated his knee cap. According to orthopedists who treat dancers, the deeper arc of a grand plie places stress on the knee cap. In a total knee replacement, up to three bone surfaces may be replaced--the lower ends of the thigh bone; the top surface of the shin bone; and/or the back surface of the knee cap (Fig. |
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