capsule

cápsula

Pequeña envoltura llena de medicamento que se traga entera.

En inglés sencillo: A small case filled with medicine that you swallow whole.

• Take one capsule with water.
• The doctor prescribed two capsules a day.
• Can you swallow the capsule without opening it?

Sinónimos: pod

Expresiones frecuentes: take a capsule, swallow a capsule, medicine capsule

cápsula

Recipiente pequeño y cerrado, normalmente redondo o con forma de tubo corto.

En inglés sencillo: A small closed container, usually round or shaped like a short tube.

• The sample is inside a capsule.
• She opened the small metal capsule carefully.
• These sealed capsules protect their contents from water.

Sinónimos: container, case

Expresiones frecuentes: sealed capsule, metal capsule, small capsule

cápsula

Capa resistente de tejido que rodea un órgano, como el riñón o el hígado.

En inglés sencillo: A strong outer layer of tissue around a body organ, such as a kidney or liver.

• A capsule surrounds each kidney.
• The surgeon checked the liver capsule for damage.
• The kidney's fibrous capsule protects its delicate tissue.

Expresiones frecuentes: renal capsule, fibrous capsule, liver capsule

cápsula de Tenon

Capa fina de tejido que rodea el globo ocular.

En inglés sencillo: A thin layer of tissue around the eyeball.

• A thin capsule surrounds the eyeball.
• The surgeon examined Tenon's capsule before moving the eye muscle.
• Inflammation had affected the capsule around her eyeball.

Sinónimos: Tenon's capsule

Expresiones frecuentes: tenon's capsule, ocular capsule, eyeball capsule

cápsula

Fruto seco que se abre al madurar y libera sus semillas.

En inglés sencillo: A dry fruit that splits open when ready, letting its seeds out.

• The capsule contains many seeds.
• These dry capsules split open when ripe.
• A ripe poppy capsule releases seeds through small openings.

Expresiones frecuentes: seed capsule, ripe capsule, poppy capsule

cápsula

Cubierta de papel metálico o plástico que recubre el corcho y la parte superior de una botella de vino.

En inglés sencillo: A foil or plastic cover over the cork and top of a wine bottle.

• Remove the capsule before pulling the cork.
• A red foil capsule covered the bottle's neck.
• The waiter cut the capsule neatly below the bottle's lip.

Sinónimos: bottle foil

Expresiones frecuentes: wine capsule, foil capsule, remove the capsule