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capitellum

cap·i·tel·lum [ kàppi télləm ] (plural cap·i·tel·la [ kàppi téllə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
rounded end of bone: a rounded enlarged part at the end of a bone, especially that of the upper arm bone humerus that forms the elbow joint with one of the lower bones radius

[Early 18th century. < Latin, "little head" < caput "head"]
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