capsule

Introduction

• A fibrous tissue layer enveloping an organ or benign tumor.
• soluble container or shell enclosing an oral pharmacologic agent or nutritional supplement.
• hyaline glycosaminoglycan sheath around a cell

More general terms

• anatomic structure

More specific terms

• articular capsule; joint capsule
• fibrous capsule
• otic/auditory capsule
• tunica