Glis·son's capsule | \ ˈglis-ᵊnz- 
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\Medical Definition of Glisson's capsule
: an investment of loose connective tissue entering the liver with the portal vessels and sheathing the larger vessels in their course through the organ
— called also capsule of Glisson
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