v. Phys. [f. EN-1 + CAPSULE.] trans. To enclose in a capsule; cf. CAPSULE 2. Hence Encapsuled ppl. a.
1877. F. Roberts, Handbk. Med. (ed. 3), I. 64. It may become encapsuled by some dense tissue.
1885. W. K. Parker, Mammalian Descent (Hunt. Lect.), ii. 52. The bones and cartilages that encapsule it.
