capsulenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæp.sjuːl/us/ˈkæp.səl/capsule noun [ C ] (MEDICINE)
a small container with medicine inside that you swallow
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Medicine in different forms
- anesthetic
- bolus
- counter
- dose
- drug
- hormone replacement therapy
- medicate
- medicinal
- meds
- ointment
- pharma
- placebo
- preparation
- radiotherapy
- restorative
- Rx
- tablet
- tonic
- topical
- vial
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capsule noun [ C ] (SPACECRAFT)
the part of a spacecraft in which the people on it live
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Space travel
- astronaut
- astronautics
- autopilot
- blast
- command module
- cosmonaut
- earthbound
- flyby
- heat shield
- launch pad
- moon buggy
- NASA
- retrorocket
- rocket
- rocket ship
- spacecraft
- spaceman
- touchdown
- tracking station
- UFO
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capsule noun [ C ] (IN THE BODY)
specialized medical a flexible (= not stiff or fixed) structure surrounding an organ, joint, or other structure in the body
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- peptic
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- vitreous humour
- xiphoid
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