capsular

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule.

Adjective

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

Origin

Etymology tree English capsule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English capsular From capsule + -ar.

Derived

acapsular anticapsular basicapsular bicapsular capsular antigen capsular cataract capsular contracture capsular ligament capsularly capsular polysaccharide capsular space endocapsular extracapsular hypocapsular intercapsular intracapsular ischiocapsular juxtacapsular meniscocapsular microcapsular multicapsular nasocapsular neurocapsular noncapsular