caput
/kʌpˈʊt/
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Definitions
Noun
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"
Noun
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"
More General Terms
bulge
bump
excrescence
external body part
extrusion
gibbosity
gibbousness
hump
jut
prominence
protrusion
protuberance
swelling