enclosing capsule
1Capsule — has many meanings in medicine including the following: {{}}In medicine, a membranous structure that envelops an organ, a joint, tumor, or any other part of the body. It is usually made up of dense collagen containing connective tissue. In… …
2capsule — [kap′səl, kap′syo͞ol] n. [Fr < L capsula, dim. of capsa, box: see CASE2] 1. Obs. a small case or sheath ☆ 2. a small, soluble gelatin container for enclosing a dose of medicine 3. ☆ a) an ejectable airplane cockpit b) …
3Capsule — The word capsule, or encapsulation, may refer to:* Capsule (anatomy), a cover or envelope partly or wholly surrounding a structure. * Capsule (fruit), a type of dry fruit like the poppy, iris or foxgloveVerify source|date=September 2007. *… …
4capsule — /kap seuhl, soohl, syoohl/, n., v., capsuled, capsuling, adj. n. 1. Pharm. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine. 2. Biol. a. a membranous sac or integument. b. either of two strata of white matter in the cerebrum. c. the sporangium of… …
5capsule — n. 1 a small soluble case of gelatine enclosing a dose of medicine and swallowed with it. 2 a detachable compartment of a spacecraft or nose cone of a rocket. 3 an enclosing membrane in the body. 4 a a dry fruit that releases its seeds when ripe …
6capsule — cap•sule [[t]ˈkæp səl, sul, syul[/t]] n. v. suled, sul•ing, adj. 1) pha a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine 2) bio a) a membranous sac or integument of the body b) either of two strata of white matter in the cerebrum c) the sporangium… …
7capsule — I. noun Etymology: French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box more at case Date: circa 1693 1. a. a membrane or sac enclosing a body part (as a knee joint or kidney) b. either of two layers of white matter in the cerebrum 2. a closed… …
8capsule — /ˈkæpsjul/ (say kapsyoohl), /ˈkæpʃul / (say kapshoohl), / ʃəl/ (say shuhl) noun 1. a small case, envelope, or covering. 2. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine; the dose itself. 3. Botany a. a dry dehiscent fruit composed of two or more …
9capsule — n. [L. dim. capsa, box] A sac like membrane resulting from macroscopic alien objects enclosing an organ, egg, foreign body, etc; see giant cell …
10Lymph node capsule — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 175 GrayPage = 688 Caption = Capsule is #1 Caption2 = Schematic of lymph node showing lymph sinuses. (Capsule labeled at center left.) Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… …
