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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 (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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Microscopic examination of the right ear revealed an atrophic collapse of the posterior tympanic membrane with retraction under the malleus and adherence to an eroded incus and stapes capitulum.
278, [section][section]16-17: "Volo etiam quod dicti libri ponantur in dicto loco et deputentur per capitulum continuo unus vel duo beneficiati qui habeant et teneantur dictos libros custodire die noctuque, sicut fiet in librariis sitis in locis mendicantium Florentie et Bononie, et melius, si potest .
The head of the malleus was used as an interposition graft between the intact tympanic membrane and the stapes capitulum.
 
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