[TA] the capsule enclosing the lens of the eye to which the zonular fibers attach. Synonym(s): capsula lentis [TA], crystalline capsule, lens capsule, lenticular capsule, phacocyst
phacocyst
(făk′ō-sĭst) [Gr. phakos, lens, + kystis, a sac] The capsule of the crystalline lens.