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Capsule




Capsule

The thick membrane that joins bones making up a joint.

RELATED TERMS
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Membrane
A flexible layer surrounding a cell, organelle (such as the nucleus), or other bodily structure. The movement of molecules across a membrane is strictly regulated in both directions.

Joint
Where the ends of two or more bones meet.



SIMILAR TERMS
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Caps
Abbreviation for capsules. One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have traditionally been used in prescriptions.

Capsaicin
Capsaicin, derived from hot peppers, is the active ingredient in the creams used to relieve the pain of peripheral neuropathy.

Capsid
The protein coat of a virus.

Capsulitis
Inflammation on the capsule (see 'capsule' above).



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Canine
The four "eye teeth" (or cuspid).

Cyst
A soft or hard tissue sac, hard or filled with fluid

Calcification
Formation of calcific (chalky) material in tissue.

Calve's disease
Osteochondritis due to eosinophilic granuloma of a vertebral body.

Caplan's Syndrome
Massive nodulosis in the lungs in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis exposed to silica (e.g. in coal miners due to coal dust).

Capsule

Capsulitis
Inflammation on the capsule (see 'capsule' above).

Carpal tunnel
The space in the wrist where tendons and nerves to the hand are found.

Cauda equina syndrome
Neurogenic claudication, resembling intermittent (arterial) claudication. Results from narrowing of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis).

Causalgia
See 'Algodystrophy'.

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