lens capsule — noun a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the eye • Hypernyms: ↑capsule • Part Holonyms: ↑lens, ↑crystalline lens, ↑lens of the eye … Useful english dictionary
lens capsule — capsula lentis … Medical dictionary
Lens (anatomy) — Crystalline lens (anatomy) Light from a single point of a distant object and light from a single point of a near object being brought to a focus by changing the curvature of the lens … Wikipedia
lens of the eye — noun biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina • Syn: ↑lens, ↑crystalline lens • Hypernyms: ↑organ • Part Holonyms: ↑eye, ↑oculus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lens-induced uveitis — a type of granulomatous uveitis that has a zonular pattern and is induced by lens protein after the lens capsule has ruptured. Called also phacoantigenic u … Medical dictionary
capsule forceps — forceps for removing the lens capsule in membranous cataract … Medical dictionary
Capsule — has many meanings in medicine including the following: {{}}In medicine, a membranous structure that envelops an organ, a joint, tumor, or any other part of the body. It is usually made up of dense collagen containing connective tissue. In… … Medical dictionary
Capsule — Cap sule (k[a^]p s[=u]l), n. [L. capsula a little box or chest, fr. capsa chest, case, fr. capere to take, contain: cf. F. capsule.] 1. (Bot.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lens — The transparent structure inside the eye that focuses light rays onto the retina (the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light and creates impulses that go through the optic nerve to the brain). The lens was named after the lentil … Medical dictionary
Capsule (anatomy) — A capsule, in anatomy, is a cover or envelope partly or wholly surrounding a structure. Types of capsules include:* the shell of an egg (biology) * joint capsules every diarthrodial joint possesses a fibrous or ligamentous capsule, lined with… … Wikipedia
