| caput mediale musculi tricipitis brachii | Medial head of triceps brachii muscle. See: medial head. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| caput medusae | Varicose veins radiating from the umbilicus, seen in the Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome, dilated ciliary arteries girdling the corneoscleral limbus in rubeosis iridis. Synonym: Medusa head. Origin: Medusa, G. Myth. Char. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput nuclei caudati | The head or anterior extremity of the caudate nucleus projecting into the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle. Synonym: caput nuclei caudati, anterior extremity of caudate nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput ossis femoris | The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. Synonym: caput ossis femoris, caput femoris, head of thigh bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput ossis metacarpalis | The expanded distal end of a metacarpal that articulates with the proximal phalanx of the same digit. Synonym: caput ossis metacarpalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput ossis metatarsalis | The expanded distal end of a metatarsal bone that articulates with the proximal phalanx of the same digit. Synonym: caput ossis metatarsalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput pancreatis | That portion of the pancreas lying in the concavity of the duodenum. Synonym: caput pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput phalangis | The rounded articular surface at the distal end of the proximal and middle phalanx of each finger and toe. Synonym: caput phalangis, trochlea phalangis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput profundum musculi flexoris pollicis brevis | The head of short flexor of the thumb that arises from the trapezoid and capitate bones and transverse carpal ligaments. It is innervated by the deep ulner nerve, and considered by many to be the first palmar interosseous muscle. Synonym: caput profundum musculi flexoris pollicis brevis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput quadratum | A head of large size and square shape, owing to thickened parietal and frontal eminences, seen in rachitic children. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput radiale | The name applied to a head of origin of a muscle arising from the radius. Nomina Anatomica no longer lists any muscles as having radial heads, although formerly a radial head was listed for the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle Synonym: caput radiale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput radii | The disk-shaped upper extremity articulating with the capitulum of the humerus. Synonym: caput radii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput stapedis | The portion of the stapes that articulates with the lenticular process of the incus. Synonym: caput stapedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput succedaneum | <radiology> Collection of blood/fluid in subcutaneous tissues of scalp, not limited by bony sutures, benign, self-limited, resolves in days Cf: cephalohematoma, subgaleal haematoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| caput superficiale musculi flexoris pollicis brevis | <anatomy> The head of the short flexor of the thumb that arises from the transverse carpal ligament and the trapezium. It is innervated by the recurrent branch of the median nerve. Synonym: caput superficiale musculi flexoris pollicis brevis. (05 Mar 2000) |