gelatin capsule

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• Capsule (pharmacy) — In the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, encapsulation refers to a range of techniques used to enclose medicines in a relatively stable shell known as a capsule, allowing them to, for example, be taken orally or be used as suppositories. The two… …   Wikipedia

• Capsule — has many meanings in medicine including the following: {{}}In medicine, a membranous structure that envelops an organ, a joint, tumor, or any other part of the body. It is usually made up of dense collagen containing connective tissue. In… …   Medical dictionary

• capsule — [kap′səl, kap′syo͞ol] n. [Fr < L capsula, dim. of capsa, box: see CASE2] 1. Obs. a small case or sheath ☆ 2. a small, soluble gelatin container for enclosing a dose of medicine 3. ☆ a) an ejectable airplane cockpit b) …   English World dictionary

• capsule — ► NOUN 1) a small soluble case of gelatin containing a dose of medicine, swallowed whole. 2) a small case or container. 3) a space capsule. 4) Botany a dry fruit that releases its seeds by bursting open when ripe. DERIVATIVES capsular adjective… …   English terms dictionary

• capsule — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gelatin ▪ cyanide, fish oil, vitamin VERB + CAPSULE ▪ swallow, take ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• gelatin — adj. Gelatin is used with these nouns: ↑capsule …   Collocations dictionary

• capsule — I. noun Etymology: French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box more at case Date: circa 1693 1. a. a membrane or sac enclosing a body part (as a knee joint or kidney) b. either of two layers of white matter in the cerebrum 2. a closed… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• capsule — n. 1) a membrane, sheath, or other structure that encloses a tissue or organ. For example, the kidney, adrenal gland, and lens of the eye are enclosed within capsules. A joint capsule is the fibrous tissue, including the synovial membrane, that… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• capsule — In medicine, a sac of tissue and blood vessels that surrounds an organ, joint, or tumor. A capsule is also a form for medicine that is taken by mouth. It usually has a shell made of gelatin with the medicine inside …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• capsule — [ kapsju:l, sjʊl] noun 1》 a small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one.     ↘a small soluble case of gelatin containing a dose of medicine, swallowed whole. 2》 Anatomy a sheath or membrane that encloses an organ or other… …   English new terms dictionary

• Strides Arcolab — Infobox Company company name = Strides Arcolab Limited company company type = MNC (several JVs, and subsidiaries) foundation = 1990 location = flagicon|India Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, India key people = Arun Kumar, K R Ravishankar, Deepak… …   Wikipedia