caput

Noun
  1. A headlike protuberance on an organ or structure (synset 113918055)
    "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
    is a type of: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
  2. The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals;
    Contains the face and brains (synset 105546258)
    "he stuck his head out the window"
    is a type of: external body part - any body part visible externally
    subtypes: human head - the head of a human being
    has:
    • muzzle - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
    • ear - the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
    • arteria basilaris, basilar artery - an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear
    • brain, encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
    • skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
    • face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
    • temple - the flat area on either side of the forehead
    is a part of:
    same as: head

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