capitulum In animals it is the rounded rib head that articulates with the centrum of the vertebra. In plants it is a head of flowers. capsid the protein shell that encloses the viral genome; rod-shaped, polyhedral, or more completely shaped.
capitulum Anterior of two basic body regions of a mite or tick. Also called a gnathosoma. capsid The protein coat of a virus.
The head (capitulum mallei) is the large upper extremity of the bone; it is oval in shape, and articulates posteriorly with the incus, being free in the rest of its extent.
lower extremity: capitulum - trochlea - epicondyles (lateral, medial) - supracondylar ridges (lateral, medial) - fossae (radial, coronoid, olecranon) Forearm ...
15. (Science: botany) a dense cluster of flowers, as in clover, daisies, thistles; a capitulum. A dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a lettuce plant. 16. The antlers of a deer.
See also: Human, Class, Long, Origin, Lateral
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