Capsule

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capsule (KAP-sul) in medicine, a sac of tissue and blood vessels that surrounds an organ, joint, or tumor.

A capsule is also a form used for medicine that is taken by mouth.

It usually has a shell made of gelatin with the medicine inside.

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