Medical Dictionary
extracapsular
adj ex·tra·cap·su·lar
\-ˈkap-sə-lər, especially British -ˈkap-syu̇-lər\
\-ˈkap-sə-lər, especially British -ˈkap-syu̇-lər\
Medical Definition of EXTRACAPSULAR
1
: situated outside a capsule
2
of a cataract operation : involving removal of the front part of the capsule and the central part of the lens—compare intracapsular 2
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