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capsular
cap·sule C0092800 (kăp′səl, -so͞ol)n.1. A small soluble container, usually made of gelatin, that encloses a dose of an oral medicine or a vitamin.2. Anatomy A fibrous, membranous, or fatty sheath that encloses an organ or part, such as the sac surrounding the kidney or the fibrous tissues that surround a joint.3. Microbiology A polysaccharide outer shell enveloping certain bacteria.4. Botany a. A dry dehiscent fruit that develops from two or more united carpels.b. The thin-walled, spore-containing structure of mosses and related plants.5. A space capsule.6. A brief summary; a condensation.adj.1. Highly condensed; very brief: a capsule description.2. Very small; compact.tr.v. cap·suled, cap·sul·ing, cap·sules 1. To enclose in or furnish with a capsule.2. To condense or summarize: capsuled the news.
[French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa, box.]
cap′su·lar (-sə-lər, -syo͝o-) adj.capsular (ˈkæpsjʊlə) adjrelating to or resembling a capsulecap•su•lar (ˈkæp sə lər, -syʊ-)
adj. of, in, or like a capsule. [1670–80; < New Latin] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | capsular - resembling a capsule; "the capsular ligament is a sac surrounding the articular cavity of a freely movable joint and attached to the bones"anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals | | 2. | capsular - of or relating to a capsulephytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants |
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cap·su·lar (kap'sū-lăr), Relating to any capsule.cap·su·lar (kap'sū-lăr) Relating to any capsule. capsular
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