sinciput

[sin-suh-puht]

noun, plural sin·ci·puts, sin·cip·i·ta

[sin-sip-i-tuh] /sɪnˈsɪp ɪ tə/. Anatomy.

the forepart of the skull.
the upper part of the skull.

Origin of sinciput

1570–80; < Latin: literally, half-head < *sēm(i)-caput, equivalent to sēmi- semi- + caput head

Related formssin·cip·i·tal

[sin-sip-i-tl] /sɪnˈsɪp ɪ tl/, adjective

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Historical Examples of sinciput

Sinciput: in Coleoptera; that part of the vertex between the eyes.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
See these peculiarities in the frontal sinus—in sinciput or occiput!
Pictures of Southern Life
William Howard Russell
Wani is the largest, above brown, below slaty-grey; the head grey, with a black zone across the sinciput.
The Highlands of Ethiopia
William Cornwallis Harris
Sinciput, sin′si-put, n. the forepart of the head from the forehead to the vertex.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for sinciput

sinciput

noun plural sinciputs or sincipita (sɪnˈsɪpɪtə)

anatomy the forward upper part of the skull

Derived Formssincipital, adjective

Word Origin for sinciput

C16: from Latin: half a head, from semi- + caput head

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Word Origin and History for sinciput

"forepart of the head," 1570s, from Latin sinciput "half a head," also "one of the smoked cheeks of a pig," from semi- (see semi-) + caput (see capitulum. Related: Sincipital.

sinciput in Medicine

sinciput

[sĭn′sə-pət]

n. pl. sin•ci•puts

The upper half of the cranium, especially the anterior portion above and including the forehead.
The forehead.

Related formssin•cip′i•tal (-sĭp′ĭ-tl) adj.