CAP College of American Pathologists.
cap (kap) a protective covering for the head or for a similar structure; a structure resembling such a covering.
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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 abbr. catabolite gene activator protein |
cap (k p)n. A protective cover or seal, especially one that closes off an end or a tip and that resembles a close-fitting head covering. |
cap,
abbreviation for Latin capiat, "let him or her take," used in prescriptions.
CAP,
1 abbreviation for College of American Pathologists.
2 (in molecular genetics) abbreviation for catabolic activator protein. CAP participates in initiating the transcription of ribonucleic acid in organisms without a true nucleus, such as bacteria.
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.
CAP
1 College of American Pathologists See CAP inspection, CAP survey
2 Community-acquired pneumonia, see there 3. Cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin, prednisone–an oncology regimen
cap
Dentistry A popular term for a crown, see there Gynecology See Cervical cap Managed care A limit on reimbursement for a health care service imposed by an insurance company or governmental agency. See Capitation Obstetrics See Cradle cap.
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