caput
(noun)
noun
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
Definition categories: shape, bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
2. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
Similar word(s): head
Definition categories: body