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caput

American  
[key-puht, kap-uht] / ˈkeɪ pət, ˈkæp ət /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

capita

  1. any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.

caput British  
/ ˈkæp-, ˈkeɪpət /

noun

  1. anatomy a technical name for the head

  2. the main or most prominent part of an organ or structure

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Etymology

Origin of caput

1640–50; < Latin: head

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