capsular

[ kap-suh-ler, -syoo- ]

/ ˈkæp sə lər, -syʊ- /

of, in, or like a capsule.

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From the New Latin word capsulāris, dating back to 1670–80. See capsule, -ar¹

mul·ti·cap·su·lar, adjectivesub·cap·su·lar, adjective

The capsular ligament, except in hydrops, is the seat of connective-tissue overgrowth, and tends to become contracted and rigid.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The femeropatella ligaments are two thin bands which reinforce the capsular ligament.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix
Ovary 1-celled with two bilamellar parietal placent, or 2–4-celled by their union, becoming drupaceous or capsular.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Distension of the capsular ligament of the tibial tarsal (tibioastragular) joint with synovia is commonly known as bog spavin.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix

The capsular and other ligaments are slack, so that the joint is unstable and easily hyper-extended.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles