plural of caput

(anatomy) The head. / (anatomy) A knob-like protuberance or capitulum. / The top or superior part of a thing.

(astronomy) The western half of the northern constellation Serpens, said to resemble a snake. It is said to represent the head end of the snake.

A neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous, subcutaneous, extraperiosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure of the presenting part of the scalp against the dilating cervix during delivery.

A prominent city described as the capital of the world, primarily Rome.

(alchemy) Worthless residue of sublimation or distillation. / Cardinal purple, a variety of haematite iron oxide pigment.