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caput ossis femoris (medicine) and discovert (iou)


caput ossis femoris (medicine)


caput ossis femoris -->
head of femur


The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone.

Synonym: caput ossis femoris, caput femoris, head of thigh bone.


discovert (iou)



discovert adjective & noun. LME.
[Old French descovert (mod. decouvert) pa. pple of descovrir: see DISCOVER.]
A. adjective.
Uncovered, exposed, unprotected. LME-E16.
Law. Of a woman: without a husband, not covert (COVERT adjective 5). M18.
B. noun. An exposed state. Chiefly in at discovert, off one's guard. LME-L16.
discoverture noun (a) rare an indication, a manifestation; (b) Law the state of being discovert: L16.