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Webster 1828 Edition


Capsular

CAPSULAR

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Definition 2024


capsular

capsular

English

Adjective

capsular (comparative more capsular, superlative most capsular)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule.
    • 1837 Sir Astley Cooper - Principles and Practice of Surgery
      Four muscles are destined to move the os humeri, and to strengthen the capsular ligament.
    • 2004 Impacts Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria
      Researchers are pursuing vaccines made of capsular polysaccharide types 5 and 8, . . .

Translations

Derived terms

  • acapsular
  • capsular antigen
  • capsular cataract
  • capsular contracture

Anagrams


Spanish

Etymology 1

Adjective

capsular m, f (plural capsulares)

  1. capsular

Etymology 2

Verb

capsular (first-person singular present capsulo, first-person singular preterite capsulé, past participle capsulado)

  1. to cap
Conjugation

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