Capsule

The word capsule may refer to:

A space capsule is a type of manned spacecraft.
A small gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medication. See encapsulation (pharmacology)
A time capsule is a cache of items and/or information to be preserved for future times.
A protective cover for a cork on a bottle.
A capsule hotel is a type of very dense overnight lodging popular in urban Japan.
Capsule (fruit), a type of dry fruit like the poppy, iris or foxglove.
Another name for the sporangium of mosses and hornworts.
The scar tissue naturally forming around breast implants. See capsular contracture.
Capsule (anatomy), a cover or envelope partly or wholly surrounding a structure.
Capsule (microbiology), a layer that lies outside the cell wall of bacteria.

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