caput (n.)

  1. a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula'

  2. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; he stuck his head out the window

    [ Syn: head ]

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