lens capsule

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capsule of lens

[TA]
the capsule enclosing the lens of the eye to which the zonular fibers attach.
Synonym(s): capsula lentis [TA], crystalline capsule, lens capsule, lenticular capsule, phacocyst
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lens cap·sule

(lenz kap'sŭl)
The capsule enclosing the lens of the eye.
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