"Spansule" meaning in English

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          "text": "1971: Huge white spansules. I went into the men's room to eat mine. — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Harper Perennial 2005, p. 66)"
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          "text": "Dexedrine Spansule, a long-acting formulation of dextroamphetamine sulfate most commonly used to treat ADHD"
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        "A capsule designed to release drugs at a steady rate over a period of hours; a sustained-release capsule."
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        "(medicine) A capsule designed to release drugs at a steady rate over a period of hours; a sustained-release capsule."
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        "(medicine) A capsule designed to release drugs at a steady rate over a period of hours; a sustained-release capsule."
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