cap's ula, pi. capsulae. 1

A capsule. 2. A pulmonary alveolus, c. adiposa. The layer of adipose and connective ti ue, surrounding the kidney, c.. articular is, joint capsule, c. crystal lin a. The capsule of the crystalline lens. c. extern a. External capsule, a thin lamina of white substance separating the claustrum from the putamen or lateral portion of the lenticular nucleus, c. fibros a. The sclerotic coat of the eye, also the fibrous coat of the kidney, c. glomeruli. Bowman's c, malpighian c. c. incudis tympanic a, c. intern a. Internal capsule, a layer of white substance separating the caudate nucleus and thalamus from the lenticular nucleus and also the hypothalmus from the lenticular nucleus, c. operculata. The form of gelatinous capsule commonly used for the administration of bitter medicine, c. sequestral is, c. sequestri. The portion of living bone surrounding a sequestrum. c. stapediolenticularis. The capsule surrounding the articulation between the body of the incus and the lenticular proce or bone. [Lat, dim. of caps a, chest, box, from cap ere, to take.]