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1. SYN: capsule (2). [L. dim. of capsa, a chest or box]

- c. adiposa perirenalis [TA]

- c. adiposa renis SYN: paranephric fat.

- c. articularis [TA] SYN: joint capsule.

- c. articularis cricoarytenoidea [TA] SYN: capsule of cricoarytenoid joint.

- c. articularis cricothyroidea [TA] SYN: capsule of cricothyroid joint.

- c. bulbi SYN: fascial sheath of eyeball.

- c. cordis SYN: pericardium.

- c. externa [TA] SYN: external capsule.

- c. extrema [TA] SYN: extreme capsule.

- c. fibrosa SYN: fibrous capsule.

- c. fibrosa glandulae thyroideae [TA] SYN: fibrous capsule of thyroid gland.

- c. fibrosa perivascularis SYN: fibrous capsule of liver (1).

- c. fibrosa renis [TA] SYN: fibrous capsule of kidney.

- c. glomeruli SYN: glomerular capsule.

- c. interna [TA] SYN: internal capsule.

- c. lentis [TA] SYN: capsule of lens.

- c. lienis [TA] SYN: fibrous capsule of spleen.

- c. vasculosa lentis in the embryo, the vascular mesenchymal capsule that invests the lens of the eye; the vessels of the deep part of the capsule are branches of the hyaloid artery; those of the superficial part are derived from the anterior ciliary arteries; normally all the vessels are atrophied by the end of the eighth month of intrauterine life.

cap·su·la 'kap-sə-lə n, pl cap·su·lae -.lē, -.lī CAPSULE