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CAP College of American Pathologists.

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cap (kap) a protective covering for the head or for a similar structure; a structure resembling such a covering.

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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.

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CAP

abbr.

catabolite gene activator protein

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cap (kp)

n.

A protective cover or seal, especially one that closes off an end or a tip and that resembles a close-fitting head covering.

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cap,

n See crown.

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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.

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cap

1. the top, to top.

2. an oval or thumb-nail shaped area of light-colored feathers covering the crown of lizard canaries.

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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.