Capsule: 1. 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. 2. A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier. (b) a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain. 3. A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed. 4. A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ. Which is the best meaning for capsule as it is used in this sentence? Once ingested these capsules send an internal body temperature reading to a portable device that is not much bigger than a palm pilot. A) Definition 1 B) Definition 2 C) Definition 3 D) Definition