Medical term:
capitellum
ca·pit·u·lum
, pl.ca·pit·u·la
(kă-pit'yū-lŭm, -lă),1. A small head or rounded articular extremity of a bone.
See also: caput. Synonym(s): capitellum (1)
See also: caput. Synonym(s): capitellum (1)
2. The bloodsucking, probing, sensing, and holdfast mouthparts of a tick, including the basal supporting structure; relative size and shape of mouthparts forming the capitulum are characteristic for the genera of hard ticks.
[L. dim. of caput, head]
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capitellum
(kăp′ĭ-tĕl′əm)n. pl. capi·tella (-tĕl′ə) Anatomy
The rounded protuberance at the lower end of the humerus that articulates with the radius.
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capitellum
(1) Head; capitulum.(2) Capitulum of humerus; capitulum humeri [NA6].
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ca·pit·u·lum
, pl. capitula (kă-pit'yū-lŭm, -lă)1. [TA] A small head or rounded articular extremity of a bone.
Synonym(s): capitellum (1) .
Synonym(s): capitellum (1) .
2. The bloodsucking, probing, sensing, and holdfast mouthparts of a tick, including the basal supporting structure; relative size and shape of mouthparts forming the capitulum are characteristic for the genera of hard ticks.
See also: caput
See also: caput
[L. dim. of caput, head]
ca·pit·u·lum of hu·mer·us
(kă-pit'yū-lŭm hyū'mĕr-ŭs) [TA]The small rounded eminence on the lateral half of the distal end of the humerus for articulation with the radius.
Synonym(s): capitellum (2) .
Synonym(s): capitellum (2) .
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capitellum
a rounded bone articulation. See CAPITULUM (1).Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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