capsule

A small case filled with medicine that you swallow whole.

• Take one capsule with water.
• The doctor prescribed two capsules a day.
• Can you swallow the capsule without opening it?

Similar words: pod

Common phrases: take a capsule, swallow a capsule, medicine capsule

A small closed container, usually round or shaped like a short tube.

• The sample is inside a capsule.
• She opened the small metal capsule carefully.
• These sealed capsules protect their contents from water.

Similar words: container, case

Common phrases: sealed capsule, metal capsule, small capsule

A strong outer layer of tissue around a body organ, such as a kidney or liver.

• A capsule surrounds each kidney.
• The surgeon checked the liver capsule for damage.
• The kidney's fibrous capsule protects its delicate tissue.

Common phrases: renal capsule, fibrous capsule, liver capsule

A thin layer of tissue around the eyeball.

• A thin capsule surrounds the eyeball.
• The surgeon examined Tenon's capsule before moving the eye muscle.
• Inflammation had affected the capsule around her eyeball.

Similar words: Tenon's capsule

Common phrases: tenon's capsule, ocular capsule, eyeball capsule

A dry fruit that splits open when ready, letting its seeds out.

• The capsule contains many seeds.
• These dry capsules split open when ripe.
• A ripe poppy capsule releases seeds through small openings.

Common phrases: seed capsule, ripe capsule, poppy capsule

A foil or plastic cover over the cork and top of a wine bottle.

• Remove the capsule before pulling the cork.
• A red foil capsule covered the bottle's neck.
• The waiter cut the capsule neatly below the bottle's lip.

Similar words: bottle foil

Common phrases: wine capsule, foil capsule, remove the capsule