capsulo-, capsul-, caps-
(Latin: a small box or chest; repository, case; enveloping or surrounding a structure)
A two-layered sleeve or covering that surrounds freely moving joints (elbows, fingers, knees, etc.), where the inner layer is a clear, viscid lubricating fluid secreted by membranes in the joint cavities, sheaths of tendons, and where the outer part is fibrous or has threadlike structures; such as, a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber.
The embryonic (before birth) cartilaginous membranes (tough and thin elastic tissues) which enclose the inner developing ears of babies.
bacterial capsule
capsid
capsitis
A sheath or continuous enclosure around an organ or structure of the body.
capsula fibrosa
A collector of ships in bottles: Mr. Black, a capsulaphilist, had a liking for glass containers enclosing vessels of all kinds, so he had a large collection of them in his library.
capsular (adjective) more capsular, most capsular
A reference to connective tissue covering a structure or organ of the body.
1. In pharmacology, a small round container which is soluble and enclosing a dose of medicine that can be swallowed whole, or the container itself.
2. A fruit containing seeds that it releases by splitting open when it is dry and mature.
3. A sac containing the spores of a moss or a liverwort.
4. In microbiology, a gelatinous covering that surrounds some microorganisms.
5. A membrane or sac enclosing an organ or body part.
6. A layer of white fibers in the fore brain.
7. A sealed cockpit in an aircraft that can be ejected in an emergency; known as an ejectable cockpit.
8. A very brief summary or expressed in an extremely brief or highly condensed way.
9. A protective seal; such as, the metal, plastic, or wax covering that protects the cork of a wine bottle.
10. Etymology: from Latan capsula, "small boat or chest"; indicating smallness of capsa, "box, case, chest"; from Latin capere, "to take hold".
2. A fruit containing seeds that it releases by splitting open when it is dry and mature.
3. A sac containing the spores of a moss or a liverwort.
4. In microbiology, a gelatinous covering that surrounds some microorganisms.
5. A membrane or sac enclosing an organ or body part.
6. A layer of white fibers in the fore brain.
7. A sealed cockpit in an aircraft that can be ejected in an emergency; known as an ejectable cockpit.
8. A very brief summary or expressed in an extremely brief or highly condensed way.
9. A protective seal; such as, the metal, plastic, or wax covering that protects the cork of a wine bottle.
10. Etymology: from Latan capsula, "small boat or chest"; indicating smallness of capsa, "box, case, chest"; from Latin capere, "to take hold".
capsule of Tenon
capsule of the kidney
The surgical removal of a capsule; such as, around a breast implant, a joint, a lens of an eye, a kidney, etc.
Inflammation of the saclike envelope that encloses the cavity of a synovial body joint by attaching to the circumference of the articular end of each involved bone, or the elastic sac enclosing the lenses of the eyes.
capsulociliary (adjective), capsulociliaries (pl)
A reference to the eyelashes: "Relating to the lens capsule and the ciliary or hairlike structures of the eyes."
