What's the difference between capsule and pearl?

Capsule


Definition:

  • (n.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.
  • (n.) A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
  • (n.) a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
  • (n.) A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.
  • (n.) A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.
  • (n.) A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.
  • (n.) A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) When the posterior capsule was sectioned, no significant changes were noted in the severity of the sag or the rotation.
  • (2) The supravesical portion showed a cystic appearance with a capsule in the space of Retzius.
  • (3) Compliance during dehydration was 7.6 and 12.5% change in IFV per millimeter Hg fall in IFP (micropipettes) in skin and muscle, respectively, whereas compliance in subcutis based on perforated capsule pressure was 2.0% change in IFV per millimeter Hg.
  • (4) Initiation of the alternative pathway by the cryptococcal capsule is characterized by a lag in C3 accumulation and the appearance of a limited number of focal initiation sites which resemble those observed when the alternative pathway is activated by zymosan and nonencapsulated cryptococci.
  • (5) In the univariate life-table analysis, recurrence-free survival was significantly related to age, pTNM category, tumour size, presence of certain growth patterns, tumour necrosis, tumour infiltration in surrounding thyroid tissue and thyroid gland capsule, lymph node metastases, presence of extra-nodal tumour growth and number of positive lymph nodes, whereas only tumour diameter, thyroid gland capsular infiltration and presence of extra-nodal tumour growth remained as significant prognostic factors in the multivariate analysis.
  • (6) The reduction is believed due to the currently used pre-prepared disposable or reusable capsules containing the amalgam versus formerly mixing the ingredients manually.
  • (7) Interfering macromolecular serum components were left outside the capsule during the centrifugation or forced dialysis.
  • (8) In ten patients, 11 infarcts involving mainly the internal capsule have been examined pathologically.
  • (9) However, the walker 256 intramuscular tumor did not respond to ARA-C capsules implanted, and the animals died at the same rate as the controls, with large ulcerated tumor masses and some metastasis.
  • (10) Morphological results demonstrated that 30 Gy irradiated animals showed extensive necrosis primarily in the fimbria, which extended into the internal capsule, optic nerve, hippocampus, and thalamus.
  • (11) In the capsule of the fibrocartilage cells, parallel orientated filaments exhibit a periodical arrangement.
  • (12) The pinocytotic vesicles were also encountered in the capsular smooth muscle cells in the capillary endothelial cells which were located between the secretory epithelial cells and the acinar capsule.
  • (13) A pathogenetic mechanism is postulated to explain the subacute evolution of fluid collection with diffusion of proteolytic enzymes between the splenic capsule and parenchyma.
  • (14) Postprandially, the capsule remained in the stomach for the duration of the 6-hour observation period.
  • (15) By using one of the preparations tested (Panzytrat 20,000), it was possible to reduce the number of capsules that had to be taken daily.
  • (16) Two types of mechanoreceptor have been found in the articular capsule of the knee joint of the domestic cat--Ruffini corpuscles and Pacinian corpuscles.
  • (17) The author maintains that the osteoma of the brachial muscle as well as post-traumatic periarticular calcifications, occur in the muscle mass or in the tendon that prolongs it, or in the articular capsule, as a result of surgical treament and post-operative immobilization, and only exceptionally following orthopaedic treatment of traumatic lesions.
  • (18) Histologically, 3-week explants showed only small areas of neointima with myofibroblasts and endothelial cells; the outer capsules were infiltrated by lipid-laden macrophages.
  • (19) Both organisms have previously been found to be sequestered in the posterior lens capsule by histological and microbiological examination of excised capsular specimens.
  • (20) Capsule breaks had no significant risk factors at the 0.01 level.

Pearl


Definition:

  • (n.) A fringe or border.
  • (v. t. ) To fringe; to border.
  • (n.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.
  • (n.) Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious.
  • (n.) Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
  • (n.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
  • (n.) A light-colored tern.
  • (n.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
  • (n.) A whitish speck or film on the eye.
  • (n.) A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether.
  • (n.) A size of type, between agate and diamond.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.
  • (v. t.) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.
  • (v. t.) To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley.
  • (v. i.) To resemble pearl or pearls.
  • (v. i.) To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Based on their localisation and histology these are classified into three types (Epstein's pearls, Bohn's nodules, Dental lamina cysts).
  • (2) Pregnancy occurred in 14 women corresponding to a Pearl-index of 55.6.
  • (3) Bloody odd combination but those Orange Foam Headphones would blast those magnificent records into my developing brain over and over again" chernypyos – Björk's Human Behavior and Sinead O'Connor's Fire On Babylon: "bjork's 'human behavior' and sinead o'connor's "fire on babylon" oddly stick in my head from that one evening walking in the woods, breathing the damp air, and feeling pleasantly invisible" Pyromancer – REM – Automatic for the People Blood Sugar Sex Magic Pearl Jam - Vs RATM's first album Portishead Maxinquaye by Tricky Manic Street Preachers – Gold Against the Soul Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream "I used to go to the local library and take out a CD (50p for 3 weeks!
  • (4) Further south is Ghadames, one of the most ancient settlements in north Africa , which Unesco calls “the pearl of the desert”.
  • (5) Whereas a simple tympanoplasty could cure a localized pearl, typically anterosuperior in the mesotympanum, the stapes is fast eroded (7 cases) if progression goes on.
  • (6) The pregnancy rate after 5 years was 3.2 or a Pearl index of 1.21 which is very good compared to other methods of contraception now available.
  • (7) Our plan is to have 200 Pearl accredited homes by the end of 2016 to help meet the UK's growing need for specialist dementia care centres with specially trained staff.
  • (8) We now have 67 Pearl accredited homes with a further 70 working through the pathway to achieve accreditation.
  • (9) It was established that density of one-generation concrements resembling pearl granules was far greater as compared to that of the other varieties of cholesterol concrements.
  • (10) use efficacy may be calculated in 2 ways: the Pearl Index (the failure rate expressed as the number of pregnancies divided by the number of months of exposure and multiplied by 1200) and the cumulative life table method.
  • (11) Brush the buns with the egg and sprinkle with pearl sugar.
  • (12) It has a Pearl index of 2.9 and must be replaced yearly.
  • (13) PEARL can also serve as a tool in basic research on human psychophysiology.
  • (14) The packing of crystals seemed to be less tight in pearl enamel.
  • (15) Confectionery levels ranged between 0.26 and 7.9 mg g-1, whilst contents in health products were 0.30-47.1 mg g-1, the highest values being measured for throat pearls.
  • (16) Twenty-four wethers had ad libitum access to a total forage diet (pearl millet forage), water and trace mineralized salt.
  • (17) Compared with Progestasert, LNG Nova-T showed lower pregnancy rates (Pearl Index 0.30), less risk for ectopic pregnancy, and a longer effective lifetime (7 years).
  • (18) The physical parameters tested were: test weight (TW), endosperm texture (TE), pearling index (IP), 1000 kernel wt (W 1000), infrared reflectance (NIR) and color (Ref).
  • (19) Shenzhen , the country’s first SEZ, which opened in 1980, currently harbours 300,000 migrant workers, while Pearl River Delta Economic Zone is home to 42 million people.
  • (20) In the mid-1990s, when the movement's influence on HTB was at its height, I visited a Chelsea church run by Nicky Lee, one of the men who converted Welby at Cambridge, and when the Holy Spirit started knocking people down, I'd hear the distinct rattle of pearls when the young women fainted to the floor.