sincipita
UK/sɪnˈsɪpɪtə/
sincipita is the plural of sinciput.
Meaning of sinciput
Noun
sinciput (plural sincipita or sinciputs)
- The front part of the head or skull (as contradistinct from occiput).
- The cranial anomalies occurred either in the occiput or the sinciput, approximately twice as often in the occiput as in the sinciput.
- Such lesions have been considered to be inoperable when they involved the sinciput.1964, International Abstracts of Surgery, volume 119, page 629
Origin of sincipita
First attested in 1847; from the Latin sincipita, the nominative plural form of sinciput.
Questions about sincipita
- What is sincipita the plural of?
- Sincipita is the plural of sinciput.
- How do you pronounce sincipita?
- Sincipita is pronounced /sɪnˈsɪpɪtə/ (UK).
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