CAPSULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does capsular mean? 

• CAPSULAR (adjective)
  The adjective CAPSULAR has 2 senses:

1. resembling a capsule

2. of or relating to a capsule

  Familiarity information: CAPSULAR used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAPSULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling a capsule

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

the capsular ligament is a sac surrounding the articular cavity of a freely movable joint and attached to the bones

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Pertainym:

capsule (a structure that encloses a body part)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to a capsule

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

capsule (a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses)

Derivation:

capsule (a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside)

capsule (a small container)

capsule (a structure that encloses a body part)

capsule (a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses)

 Context examples 

A type B1 thymoma which is characterized by an aggressive clinical course (capsular invasion, infiltration of the surrounding tissues) and can metastasize.

(Malignant Type B1 Thymoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A type B2 thymoma which is characterized by an aggressive clinical course (capsular invasion, infiltration of the surrounding tissues) and can metastasize.

(Malignant Type B2 Thymoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Capsular invasion, vascular invasion, and perineural invasion are absent.

(Parathyroid Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A definitive diagnosis of carcinoma is made only in the presence of capsular invasion, vascular invasion, and/or perineural invasion.

(Parathyroid Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A type AB thymoma which is characterized by an aggressive clinical course (capsular invasion, infiltration of the surrounding tissues) and can metastasize.

(Malignant Type AB Thymoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A type A thymoma which is characterized by an aggressive clinical course (capsular invasion, infiltration of the surrounding tissues) and can metastasize.

(Malignant Type A Thymoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A thymoma that is completely surrounded by a capsule, without evidence of capsular invasion, infiltration of the surrounding tissues, and metastases.

(Benign Thymoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.

(Extracapsular, NCI Thesaurus)

Morphologic features associated with malignant pheochromocytomas include: atypical mitotic figures, capsular and vascular invasion, tumor cell necrosis, and high mitotic activity.

(Malignant Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An adenoma characterized by increased cellularity and nuclear atypia without evidence of vascular or capsular invasion.

(Atypical Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)