A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.

A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.

Diminutive of the Latin capsa,chest: a small and often round air-tight receptacle suitable for the preservation of delicate relics, dust, drops of oil or water, tiny fragments of bone, etc.

in radiolarians, a fibrous spherical partition of the cytoplasm which divides the cell into intra- and extracapsular spaces, effectively creating a three-compartment cell (nucleoplasm, endoplasm & ectoplasm).

1. a membrane or sack enclosing a body part. 2. a closed receptacle containing spores or seeds. 3. In bacteria, a external mucous layer secreted by the cell wall that makes the bacterium more resistant the host's immune response

a structure made up of fat, cartilage, membranous or fibrous tissue, enveloping another structure, organ or part. Associated terms: encapsulation.

Enlarged end of the sporophyte which bears the spores.

The rim of tissue surrounding the prostate or other organs.

the fibrous tissue that acts as an outer lining of the prostate

Latin capsa = box, hence an enclosing sheet.

a membrane or saclike structure enclosing a part or organ, such as the membrane around the crystalline lens

A two layered sleeve or covering for a synovial joint. The inner layer is synovial and the outer is fibrous.

The ligament which surrounds a moveable joint.

enclose in a capsule

a chamber that encloses many spores

a membrane or sac enclosing a body part, usually a joint

A fibrous structure, which surrounds a freely movable joint.

A gelatinous covering around a cell.

A thick membrane joining together ends of two adjacent bones to form a joint. Its inside is lined with synovium that forms the joint fluid.

A medicinal or nutritional preparation for oral use consisting of a shell (usually of gelatin) and its contents.

the naturally occurring growth of fibrous tissue around a foreign body. This act is to literally "close off" the implant from the body.

An enclosing structure which surrounds the joint and contains ligaments which stabilize that joint.

1. Structure produced around certain bacteria; 2. Structure produced by the bryophyte sporophyte that contains spores produced by meiosis.

General term for a cartilaginous, fibrous, or membranous structure that envelops another structure, organ, or part. The articular capsule envelops the joint. It consists of two parts: a fibrous capsule and a synovial membrane (capsule). When the term joint capsule is used, it is usually the fibrous part that is meant. The synovial membrane is a vascular connective tissue membrane that lines the entire joint cavity, although it does not cover the articular cartilage. The synovial membrane produces synovial fluid that lubricates the joint. It is the synovial membrane (capsule) in the joint that becomes inflamed with arthritis.

The fibrous tissues enclosing a joint.

the tough, fibrous sleeve around a joint; its inner layer is the synovium.

(KAP-sool) 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.

a fibrous or membranous envelope surrounding an organ. An articular capsule surrounds each synovial joint, being attached to the bones just beyond the limits of the joint cavity.

Solid dose medication filled into gelatin halves and pushed together; easy to swallow.

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 a form of gelatin. In microbiology, a coat around a microbe, such as a bacterium or fungus. See the entire definition of Capsule

The protein material surrounding the granulosis virus rod. Also referred to as granule. Protein is called "granulin."

Compressed fibrous connective tissue around a benign neoplasm separating it from surrounding tissues.

The enlarged top end of the sporophyte; it contains the spores, and is sometimes known as the sporangium.

A membrane, surrounding and thus containing and protecting an organ, e.g. kidneys, liver, joints.

The flexible structure enclosing a joint.

A gelatin shell containing a dose of medicine, a vitamin, or other dietary supplement.

A capsule, in anatomy, is a cover or envelope partly or wholly surrounding a structure.