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capitulum
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capitulum /ca·pit·u·lum/ (kah-pit´u-lum) pl. capi´tula   [L.] a small eminence on a bone, as on the distal end of the humerus, by which it articulates with another bone.capit´ular
ca·pit·u·lum (k-pch-lm)
n. pl. ca·pit·u·la (-l)
A small head or rounded articular extremity of a bone.

ca·pitu·lar adj.

capitulum
[kəpich′ələm] pl. capitula
Etymology: L, small head
1  [kap′ itel′um] a small, rounded prominence on a bone where it articulates with another bone.
2 the lateral humeral condyle.

capitulum [kah-pit´u-lum] (pl. capi´tula) (L.)
a small eminence on a bone, as on the distal end of the humerus, by which it articulates with another bone.

capitulum (kpich´lum),
n the European term for a small head, instead of
head or
condyle.
capitulum mandibulae,
Capnocytophaga
n a species of gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacteria belonging to the genus
Capnocytophaga. It is present in both normal and diseased oral cavities. Possibly associated with periodontal disease.

capitulum
pl. capitula [L.] a small eminence on a bone, as on the distal end of the humerus, by which it articulates with another bone.

capitulum humeri
the small articular part of the lateral distal end of the humerus that articulates with the radius.
vertebral capitulum
one of the articular prominences at the vertebral end of a rib.


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The next time that you play clocks using a dandelion seed head with your child or grandchild, take note of what happens - each seed and its parachute breaks off from a central plate known as the capitula and floats away on the wind.
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