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Meaning of CAPSULAR

Pronunciation:  'kapsulur

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 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (botany) of or relating to a capsule
  2. [adj]  (anatomy) resembling a capsule; "the capsular ligament is a sac surrounding the articular cavity of a freely movable joint and attached to the bones"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cap"su*lar\, Capsulary \Cap"su*la*ry\, a. [Cf. F.
capsulaire.]
Of or pertaining to a capsule; having the nature of a
capsule; hollow and fibrous.
{Capsular ligament} (Anat.), a ligamentous bag or capsule
   surrounding many movable joints in the skeleton.
 
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