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Definition of Capsule

1. Noun. A small container.

2. Verb. Enclose in a capsule.

3. Noun. A pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside.

4. Verb. Put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume. "Capsulize the news"

5. Noun. A dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses.

6. Noun. A shortened version of a written work.

7. Noun. A structure that encloses a body part.

8. Noun. A spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space.

9. Noun. A pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.

Definition of Capsule

1. n. a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.

Definition of Capsule

1. to condense into a brief form [v -SULED, -SULING, -SULES]

Medical Definition of Capsule

1. Thick gel like material attached to the wall of gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria, giving colonies a smooth appearance. May contribute to pathogenicity by inhibiting phagocytosis. Mostly composed of very hydrophilic acidic polysaccharide, but considerable diversity exists. Cellular response in invertebrate animals to a foreign body too large to be phagocytosed. A multicellular aggregate of haemocytes or coelomocytes isolates the foreign object. In some insects the capsule is apparently acellular and composed of melanin. (08 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capsule

capsula bulbi capsula cordis capsula externa capsula extrema capsula fibrosa capsula fibrosa glandulae thyroideae capsula fibrosa perivascularis capsula fibrosa renis capsula glomeruli capsula glomeruli

capsula interna capsula lentis capsula lienis capsula vasculosa lentis capsule (current term) capsule (current term) capsulectomy capsuled capsules capsules

capsule cell capsule forceps capsuling capsulise capsulitis capsulize capsulized capsulizes capsulizing capsulolenticular

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