CAPSULE

n. Ka2p'su2l. Gr., Ka^dxiov. Lat., capsula. Fr., c. Ger., Kapsel. It., capsula. Sp., capsula. In general, any enveloping structure containing a body distinct from itself. Hence: 1. In anatomy, a membranous sac enveloping other structures. 2. In chemistry, a shallow dish for holding substances to be evaporated or melted. 3. In pharmacy, a hollow pill made of some medicinally inactive substance, such as gelatin, designed to inclose a nauseous drug. 4. In botany, any hollow organ containing bodies, such as seeds, which subsequently escape; espeO, no; Os, not; O*, whole; Th, thin; Th, the; U, like oo in [s. 73]