capitate
/'kæpiteit/ Cách viết khác : (capitated) /'kæpiteitid/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip: In botany and anatomy, describes a structure that ends in a distinct, rounded, head-like part.
Noun:
- The wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus: In anatomy, the largest bone of the wrist (carpus), characterized by its rounded proximal surface which articulates with the lunate bone.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The capitate inflorescence is a key identifying feature of this plant species.
- Under the microscope, the capitate glandular hairs were clearly visible.
Noun:
- A fracture of the capitate can significantly impair wrist function.
- The capitate is one of the eight carpal bones in the human hand.
Advanced Usage
In Botanical Terminology: Used to describe flowers or other plant structures that form a dense, rounded cluster.
- The flowers are arranged in a capitate cluster at the stem's apex.
In Medical/Anatomical Context: Used to specify the location of pain, injury, or surgical procedures.
- The MRI revealed avascular necrosis of the capitate.
Variants and Related Words
- Capitation (n): A payment or tax assessed per person.
- The clinic receives a fixed capitation fee for each enrolled patient.
- Capitulum (n): A dense cluster of flowers, as in composite plants; also an anatomical term for a small head-like structure.
- The dandelion's flower head is a capitulum.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Head-shaped, globose, rounded.
- Noun: Os capitatum (Latin anatomical term).
Related Phrases
- Capitate bone: The full anatomical term for the noun form.
- The capitate bone is central to the wrist's mobility.
- Capitate hair: A type of plant hair with a glandular, rounded tip.
- The leaf's surface is covered in capitate hairs that secrete essential oils.
Adjective
- being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
Noun
- the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus