capitate

• 用于植物学和解剖学的技术性形容词，描述某物具有头状或末端呈球棒状膨大的结构。

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.

   头状的

   • 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.

• 名词，指人体腕骨中最大的一块，即头状骨，其特征是具有圆形的头部，与第三掌骨相关节。

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.

   头状骨

   • 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.