Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Hollow, like a chest or capsule; pertaining to or having the structure of a capsule.
- In botany, having for fruit a dry dehiscent seed-vessel or capsule: as, a capsular plant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a capsule; having the nature of a capsule; hollow and fibrous.
- adjective (Anat.) a ligamentous bag or capsule surrounding many movable joints in the skeleton.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling a
capsule .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to a capsule
- adjective resembling a capsule
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Examples
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It's called capsular contracture … Women with capsular contracture often end up with disfigured breasts and pain.
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The second is the tissue reaction, what's called capsular contraction when the implants actually harden in contact with silicon.
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The greatest concerns being rupture, pain, what is known as capsular contracture -- that's where the capsule around the implant actually contracts, that can be quite painful -- disfigurement and severe infection.
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This latter form, known as capsular, is usually found in connection with joints which possess a free and extended movement.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Many virulence factors are involved in the pathogenesis, namely capsular polysaccharides, RTX toxins, LPS and many iron acquisition systems.
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Many virulence factors are involved in the pathogenesis, namely capsular polysaccharides, RTX toxins, LPS and many iron acquisition systems.
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Many virulence factors are involved in the pathogenesis, namely capsular polysaccharides, RTX toxins, LPS and many iron acquisition systems.
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Many virulence factors are involved in the pathogenesis, namely capsular polysaccharides, RTX toxins, LPS and many iron acquisition systems.
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Complications can also include a condition called capsular contracture - a tightening of the scar tissue, or capsule, that the body forms around breast implants.
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Your risk of others, such as capsular contracture, can be reduced if the implant is placed behind the chest muscle rather than in front of it.
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