[医] 小头

Capitulum \Ca*pit"u*lum\ (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[u^]m), n.; pl.
{Capitula} (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[.a]). [L., a small head.]
1. A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover
top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may
be either globular or flat. --Gray.

2. (Anat.) A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the
end of a bone or cartilage.

Note: [See Illust. of {Artiodactyla}.]