caput (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 25
def a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
examples the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula
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Hypernym bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
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Hyponym bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence

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