CAPSULE


Meaning of CAPSULE in English

cap ‧ sule /ˈkæpsjuːl $ -s ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin capsula , from capsa ; ⇨ ↑ case 1 ]

1 . a plastic container shaped like a very small tube with medicine inside that you swallow whole ⇨ tablet

2 . a small plastic container with a substance or liquid inside

3 . the part of a spacecraft in which people live and work:

a space capsule orbiting the Earth

⇨ ↑ time capsule

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THESAURUS

▪ medicine noun [uncountable and countable] a substance used for treating illness:

Certain medicines should not be taken with alcohol.

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Has he taken his medicine?

▪ pill noun [countable] a small piece of medicine that you swallow:

She managed to swallow the pill with a sip of water.

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The doctor gave him some pills.

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sleeping pills

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diet pills

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contraceptive pills

▪ tablet noun [countable] especially British English a small piece of solid medicine:

She's now on four tablets a day.

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a five-day course of tablets

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sleeping tablets

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anti-malaria tablets

▪ antibiotics/aspirin/codeine etc :

The doctor put him on a course of antibiotics.

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Why don’t you take some aspirin?

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The tablets contain codeine, which is unsuitable for people with asthma.

▪ capsule noun [countable] a small tube-shaped container with medicine inside that you swallow whole:

a bottle of 500 capsules of vitamin C

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I advised her to take four to six garlic capsules a day for the duration of the treatment.

▪ caplet noun [countable] a small smooth pill that is slightly longer than it is wide - used especially on bottles and containers:

In small type, the consumer is warned not to take more than one caplet per day.

▪ eye/ear drops liquid medicine that you put into your eye or ear:

Remember — if you 're using eye drops for your hay fever, leave your contact lenses out.

▪ cream noun [uncountable and countable] especially British English ( also lotion especially American English ) a thick smooth substance containing medicine, that you put on your skin:

an antibiotic cream

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antiseptic cream

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skin cream

▪ drug noun [countable] a medicine or a substance for making medicines:

a drug used to treat malaria

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There are a wide range of different drugs on the market.

▪ dosage noun [countable usually singular] the amount of medicine that you should take at one time:

The dosage should be reduced to 0.5 mg.

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It’s important to get the dosage right.

▪ medication noun [uncountable and countable] medicine or drugs given to someone who is ill:

He takes medication for his diabetes.

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She’s on medication (=taking medication) , having suffered from depression for a number of years.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.