Hypertext Webster Gateway: "capsular"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Capsular \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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

capsular
adj 1: (anatomy) resembling a capsule; "the capsular ligament is a
sac surrounding the articular cavity of a freely
movable joint and attached to the bones"
2: (botany) of or relating to a capsule


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