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cap·i·tate
(kap'i-tāt), [TA]1. The largest of the carpal bones; located in the distal row. Synonym(s): os capitatum [TA], capitate bone, magnum, os magnum
2. Head-shaped; having a rounded extremity.
[L. caput (capit-), head]
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capitate
verb To pay or accept payment from a health plan’s enrollees on a per capita basis, such that each person pays a predetermined monthly fee for the medical service, regardless of whether it is used on not; if the available medical services are used, the payment remains fixed, regardless of how much a particular person uses the service.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
cap·i·tate
(kap'i-tāt) [TA]1. The largest of the carpal bones; located in the distal row.
Synonym(s): capitatebone.
Synonym(s): capitatebone.
2. Head-shaped; having a rounded extremity.
[L. caput (capit-), head]
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capitate
head-like.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005