Synonyms for caput

Noun

1. caput, bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence

usage: a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"

2. head, caput, external body part

usage: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"