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GELATIN CAPSULE

\d͡ʒˈɛlɐtˌɪn kˈapsjuːl], \d‍ʒˈɛlɐtˌɪn kˈapsjuːl], \dʒ_ˈɛ_l_ɐ_t_ˌɪ_n k_ˈa_p_s_j_uː_l]\

Definitions of GELATIN CAPSULE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A c. made of melted gelatin which is either cast upon a mold in the form of a sphere or spheroid in two parts which fit together after being filled, or is rolled into sheets from which pieces are cut to make the folding c.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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