Relating to or having the form of a capsule; enclosed in a capsule-like structure.
From Latin 'capsula' (small box) with the suffix -ar meaning relating to. Commonly used in medical and anatomical terminology.
When doctors talk about 'capsular contracture' after breast implants, they mean the body formed scar tissue around the implant—the prefix 'capsular' describes anything happening within or around these natural tissue envelopes!
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