capitate

• Adjetivo técnico usado en botánica y anatomía para describir algo que tiene forma de cabeza o estructura engrosada o claviforme en su extremo.

A technical adjective used in botany and anatomy to describe something that has a head-like shape or a knob-like structure at the tip.

1. Having a head-like shapeC2formal

   Describes a structure that is abruptly enlarged and rounded at the tip, resembling a head.

   Capitado

   • The capitate bone is located in the wrist.
   • The plant's stem ends in a capitate inflorescence.
   • The fungus has capitate hyphae with swollen tips.

• Sustantivo que designa el hueso más grande de la muñeca humana, de forma redondeada en su cabeza, que se articula con el tercer metacarpiano.

A noun referring to the largest carpal bone in the human wrist, characterized by its rounded head, which articulates with the third metacarpal bone.

1. Wrist boneC2formalmedical

   The largest carpal bone in the human wrist, having a rounded head that articulates with the third metacarpal bone.

   Hueso grande del carpo

   • The capitate is located in the distal row of carpal bones.
   • A fracture of the capitate can cause wrist pain and limited movement.
   • The capitate articulates with the lunate, scaphoid, and trapezoid bones.