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English
Etymology
From sub- + capital.
Adjective
subcapital (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Beneath the head of a long bone (especially the femur).
2015 September 10, “Altered Expression of Wnt Signaling Pathway Components in Osteogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Osteoarthritis Patients”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Main experiments were performed using bone marrow obtained from the femoral head at the time of surgery for total hip replacement of seven patients with osteoarthritis (six males and one female. Median age 77 years, range [59–82]) and six healthy donors suffering traumatic subcapital fracture (one male and five females. Median age 82 years, range [64–92]), OA diagnosis was established according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria.
Noun
subcapital (plural subcapitals)
- A secondary or regional capital; the capital of a subdivision.
1884, J. M. Thoburn, “The Anglo-Saxon Dispersion”, in My Missionary Apprenticeship, New York: Phillips & Hunt, page 408:In every district there is a “sudder station” or capital, […] In addition to these 224 official subcapitals, there are other large towns at which small European communities may be found, and also a few large military stations where a settlement of civilians is nearly always found in addition to the military residents.