decapsulate
Strip outer layer
To decapsulate is to remove a capsule or outer covering from something.
In medicine, it means surgically removing the fibrous membrane surrounding an organ, especially a kidney: The surgeon decapsulated the kidney to relieve pressure.
In electronics, it refers to removing the protective casing from a microchip for inspection or failure analysis.
The word reverses encapsulate.
Reveal what's hidden
- unveilReveal something hidden
- removeTake something away
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- bareLacking any covering
open · unseal · unsheathe · unwrap · peel · extract · access · breach
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- kidneyBlood-filtering organ
- organBody's working component
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
surgeon · excision · sterile · suture · anesthesia · retractor · clamps · hemostasis
Organized digital information collection
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- wrapperOuter protective layer
- interfaceShared connection point
object · module · layer · API · extraction · reverse-engineering · debugging · decompile
Thin tissue sheet
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- lysosomeDigestive organelle in cells
- endocytosisCell engulfs external material
- exocytosisVesicular release from cells
phagocytosis · permeability · cell · vesicle · organelle · cytoplasm · nucleus · protein
uncover
Reveal what's hidden
bare · open · unseal · unsheathe · unwrap · peel · extract · access · breach · penetrate
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
dissection · surgeon · excision · sterile · suture · anesthesia · retractor · clamps · hemostasis · anatomical
database
Organized digital information collection
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- wrapperOuter protective layer
interface · object · module · layer · API · extraction · reverse-engineering · debugging · decompile
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- lysosomeDigestive organelle in cells
- endocytosisCell engulfs external material
exocytosis · phagocytosis · permeability · cell · vesicle · organelle · cytoplasm · nucleus · protein · osmosis