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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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Example sentences from the Web for extracapsular

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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