Capsule 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 pharmacy, a solid dosage form in which the drug is enclosed in a hard or soft soluble container, usually of [..]

In medicine, a sac of tissue and blood vessels that surrounds an organ, joint, or tumor. A capsule is also a form used for medicine that is taken by mouth. It usually has a shell made of gelatin with [..]

(kap-sul) [L. capsula, a little chest] (1) A slimy layer around the cells of certain bacteria. (2) The sporangium of a bryophyte.

The metal or plastic protective coating that surrounds the top of the cork and the bottle. Before pulling out the cork, at least the top portion should be removed to expose the cork and the lip of the [..]

1650s, from French capsule "a membranous sac" (16c.), from Latin capsula "small box or chest," diminutive of capsa "box, case, chest" (see case (n.2)). Medicinal sense is [..]

A collagenous structure that surrounds a joint like a sleeve. The capsule allows motion of joints and protects the articular cartilage. The capsule, along with ligaments, tendons, and bony structure, [..]

Dry fruit that splits open to release its seeds. catkin:

A dry fruit holding many seeds and coming from two or more carpels; a dry fruit derived from a compound pistil. Cardinalis/cardinale

 Dry fruit that splits open to release its seeds.

a small container enclose in a capsule a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside encapsulate: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "caps [..]

The cell layer that surrounds an organ, e.g. the prostate gland's capsule.

a tiny container for medicine, which melts after you have swallowed it. The same word also means the closed cabin of a spacecraft

(1) A simple fruit that develops from a compound ovary with two or more carpels; capsules dehisce in many ways. example: cotton. (2) The sporangium of a bryophyte. captacula

a dry dehiscent fruit derived from two or more carpels. Capsules may dehisce in various ways. Fig. 18 L–P. adj. capsular.

A dry fruit which usually contains loose seeds.

dry fruit that splits open, usually along several lines, to reveal many seeds inside.

[Fruit type]/[Dehiscent] -- Type of dehiscent fruit which splits open along several lines or pores to release seeds, derived from two or more united carpels.

(n) a small container(n) a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside(n) a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses(n) a shortened [..]

  A membranous structure that envelops an organ, a joint, or any other part.

Definition: (KAP-sul) (1) The fibrous tissue which acts as an outer lining of the prostate gland. (2) A radioactive implant or seed.

The plastic or foil that covers the cork and part of the neck of a wine bottle.

A double-walled epithelial capsule that is the bulbous closed proximal end of the Kidney tubular system. It surrounds the cluster of convoluted Capillaries of Kidney Glomerulus and is continuous with [..]

The thin noncellular outer covering of the Crystalline Lens composed mainly of Collagen Type IV and Glycosaminoglycans. It is secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior Epithelium. The embryonic [..]

An extracellular layer outside the Cell Wall of a Fungus composed of polysaccharides. It may serve a protective Role amongst others.

White matter pathway, flanked by nuclear masses, consisting of both afferent and efferent fibers projecting between the Cerebral Cortex and the Brainstem. It consists of three distinct parts: an anter [..]

The posterior aspect of the casing that surrounds the natural Crystalline Lens.

The sac enclosing a joint. It is composed of an outer fibrous articular capsule and an inner Synovial Membrane.

Sheath of the eyeball consisting of fascia extending from the Optic Nerve to the Corneal Limbus.

A medication consisting of an active ingredient and fillers, enclosed in a cylindrical coating usually made of gelatin; designed to be taken by mouth.

In medicine, a sac of tissue and blood vessels that surrounds an organ, joint, or tumor. A capsule is also a form for medicine that is taken by mouth. It usually has a shell made of gelatin with the medicine inside.

 An anatomical structure surrounding the body of a bacteria

a small, dissolvable container made of gelatin that contains one dose of oral medicine

Any small, closed structure containing another. Head

A dry type of fruit that contains seed.

A polysaccharide layer on the surface of many bacteria that is part of the bacterial cell envelope. Although difficult to stain, the capsule can be visualized under a microscope by negative staining w [..]

The normal reaction to any implant, where the body forms a protective layer of scar tissue around the implant. Sometimes this layer can become thick and tight and progress to capsular contracture.

Capsules consist of an outer casing that is filled with a powder or liquid, whereas tablets are manufactured by compressing and compacting ingredients together. Capsules usually contain less excipients or fillers than tablets, and are easier to swallow because of their shape. 

Capsules consist of an outer casing that is filled with a powder or liquid, whereas tablets are manufactured by compressing and compacting ingredients together. Capsules usually contain less excipient [..]

The plastic or foil that covers the cork and part of the neck of a wine bottle.

A gelatinous structure that surrounds some bacteria.

A delivery system that is sometimes used to give power-ups to the screen (It is capsule shaped). Once a capsule is shot, it will release whatever power-ups it is carrying.

1) The variable capacitor section of a condenser microphone. 2) In other types of microphones, the part of the microphone that includes the diaphragm and the active element.

A protective layer of scar tissue that naturally forms around a breast implant.