caput [
'keipət]
[医] 头
caputcapita[ noun ]- a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
<noun.shape>
the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula
- the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
<noun.body>
he stuck his head out the window
Caput \Ca"put\ (k[=a]"p[u^]t), n.; pl. {Capita}
(k[a^]p"[i^]*t[.a]). [L., the head.]
1. (Anat.) The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or
capitulum.
2. The top or superior part of a thing.
3. (Eng.) The council or ruling body of the University of
Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
Your caputs and heads of colleges. --Lamb.
{Caput mortuum}. [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum
after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless
residue.