n, pl  -la   :  a rounded protuberance of an anatomical part: as  a  :  the knob at the end of a bone or cartilage  b  :  the beak of a tick composed of the mouthparts and palpi .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  cap·i·tel·lum 
 
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