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(KAP-sool)
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| 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. |
Previous Definitions: | capecitabine, capillary, capillary leak syndrome, capromab pendetide, capsaicin | Next Definitions: | captopril, carbamide, carbendazim, carbogen, carbohydrate |
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