Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 7 compound words that contain capsules. The most common are listed below. Open capsules in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- renal capsulesplural of renal capsule: The tough fibrous layer that surrounds and protects the kidney
- time capsulesplural of time capsule: A sealed container, buried at a specific location, that contains records of contemporary life, to be rediscovered in the distant future.
- Bowman's capsulesplural of Bowman's capsule: A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.
- Tenon's capsulesplural of Tenon's capsule: The fascia bulbi.
- baby capsulesplural of baby capsule: A portable enclosed seat for a young infant, for use in motor vehicles.
- egg capsulesplural of egg capsule: An egg case.
- sense capsulesplural of sense capsule: A receptive chamber for sensory perception, connected with the ear, eye, and nose.
- space capsulesplural of space capsule: A vehicle (or a compartment of a vehicle) designed to transport, and provide life support for people in space, and during reentry through the Earth's atmosphere
- nasal capsulesplural of nasal capsule: The cartilage enclosing the embryonic nasal cavity
- synovial capsulesplural of synovial capsule: A closed cavity of synovial membrane situated between the articular surfaces at diarthrodial (free-moving) joints.
- glomerular capsulesplural of glomerular capsule: The Bowman's capsule.
- Glissonian capsulesplural of Glissonian capsule: A membrane that envelopes the liver
- Tenonian capsulesplural of Tenonian capsule: Tenon's capsule; fascia bulbi (a membrane of the eyeball).
Compound words 7
- microcapsulesplural of microcapsule: A very small capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed).
- biocapsulesplural of biocapsule: A biological capsule; a capsule used in a biological context.
- macrocapsulesplural of macrocapsule: A relatively large capsule (when compared to a microcapsule)
- nanocapsulesplural of nanocapsule: A colloid whose particles have dimensions measured in nanometres, especially such an emulsion of water and oil or biological lipids
- ovicapsulesplural of ovicapsule: The outer layer of a Graafian follicle; the theca externa.
- pseudocapsulesplural of pseudocapsule: A structure, similar to a capsule, that surrounds some carcinomas
- subcapsulesplural of subcapsule: A subsidiary capsule