sinciput

sinciput
forehead. [L. half of the head]

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sin·ci·put 'sin(t)-sə-(.)pət n, pl sinciputs or sin·cip·i·ta sin-'sip-ət-ə
1) FOREHEAD
2) the upper half of the skull

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sin·ci·put (sinґsĭ-pət) [L.] [TA] official name for forehead, considered as a part of the body; cf. frons. sincipital adj

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  • sinciput — [ sɛ̃sipyt ] n. m. • 1538; mot lat. ♦ Anat. Partie supérieure de la voûte du crâne. Adj. SINCIPITAL, ALE, AUX , 1793 . ● sinciput nom masculin (latin sinciput, itis, la moitié de la tête) La partie supérieure de la tête. sinciput n. m. ANAT… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sinciput — SINCIPÚT, sincipute, s.n. Parte din osul capului care reprezintă punctul cel mai înalt al cutiei craniene; creştetul capului. – Din fr., lat. sinciput. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 24.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  SINCIPÚT s. (anat.) creştet, vertex, (pop.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Sinciput — is the front of the skull including the forehead and some part above it. [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sinciput Definition of Sinciput from TheFeeDictionary.com] ] References See also * Presentation (Obstetrics) …   Wikipedia

  • Sinciput — Sin ci*put, n. [L., half a head; semihalf + caput the head.] 1. (Anat.) The fore part of the head. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The part of the head of a bird between the base of the bill and the vertex. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sincĭput — (lat.), das Vorderhaupt, der Vordertheil des Kopfes …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Sinciput — Sinciput, lat., das Vorderhaupt …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • sinciput — sìnciput m DEFINICIJA anat. prednji dio lubanje ETIMOLOGIJA lat.: pola glave ≃ semi: pola + caput: glava …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • sinciput — [sin′si put΄] n. [L, half a head < semi, half (see SEMI ) + caput, HEAD] the upper part of the skull or head; esp., the forehead sincipital [sinsip′ət l] adj …   English World dictionary

  • sinciput — (sin si put ) s. m. Terme d anatomie. Le sommet de la tête. •   J ai frotté, J ai gratté Occiput, Sinciput, Ma foi rien Ne vient bien, CHAULIEU Réponse à Nevers, oct. 1703. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. sinciput, de semi, demi, et caput, tête, d après les… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • sinciput — noun (plural sinciputs or sincipita) Etymology: Latin sincipit , sinciput, from semi + caput head more at head Date: 1578 1. forehead 2. the upper half of the skull …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Sinciput — Sịnciput [aus lat. sinciput, Gen.: sincipitis = Vorderkopf, Schädel] s; s, Sinci̱pita: Vorderkopf, vorderer und oberer Teil des Kopfes (Anat.) …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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