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extracapsular

American  
[ek-struh-kap-suh-ler, -kaps-yoo-] / ˌɛk strəˈkæp sə lər, -ˈkæps jʊ- /

adjective

  1. outside a capsule or capsular thing.


Etymology

Origin of extracapsular

First recorded in 1880–85; extra- + capsular

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