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extracapsular

[ ek-struh-kap-suh-ler, -kaps-yoo- ]

/ ˌɛk strəˈkæp sə lər, -ˈkæps yʊ- /

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adjective

outside a capsule or capsular thing.

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Origin of extracapsular

First recorded in 1880–85; extra- + capsular

Words nearby extracapsular

extra-atmospheric, extra-base hit, extrabold, extrabudgetary, extracanonical, extracapsular, extracapsular ankylosis, extracapsular ligament, extracellular, extracellular enzyme, extracellular fluid

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How to use extracapsular in a sentence

The composition and significance of these extracapsular pigments are not completely known.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
The rapidity and character of the extracapsular currents are subject to great variations.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
Pigment-granules or a peculiar large body of dark extracapsular pigment, the "phodium."
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
The Calymma, or the thick extracapsular jelly-veil, completely enveloping the whole central capsule.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

Extracapsular jelly-envelope very thin, contains small yellow bodies (zooxanthell).
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

Medical definitions for extracapsular

extracapsular

[ ĕk′strə-kăp′sə-lər ]

adj.

Outside of a capsule.

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