capitate

• Adjectif technique utilisé en botanique et en anatomie pour décrire ce qui a une forme de tête ou une structure en massue à l'extrémité.

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.

   capité

   • 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.

• Nom désignant le plus grand os du carpe (poignet) chez l'humain, caractérisé par une tête arrondie qui s'articule avec le troisième métacarpien. Il est situé au centre du poignet.

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.

   Os capitatum (grand os du carpe)

   • 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.