saccular

American  

[sak-yuh-ler] / ˈsæk yə lər /

adjective

1. having the form of a sac.

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saccular British  

/ ˈsækjʊlə /

adjective

1. of or resembling a sac

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Other Word Forms

• postsaccular adjective

Etymology

Origin of saccular

First recorded in 1860–65; saccul(us) + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

The saccular is likely to be on only one side of an artery, while the dissecting is usually fusiform and surrounds it.

From Time Magazine Archive

A blood cyst or hæmatoma results from the encapsulation of extravasated blood in the tissues, from hæmorrhage taking place into a preformed cyst, or from the saccular pouching of a varicose vein.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The gonads, as in other Arthropoda, are hollow saccular organs, the cavity communicating with the efferent ducts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

Adj. capsular; saccular, sacculated; recipient; ventricular, cystic, vascular, vesicular, cellular, camerated, locular, multilocular, polygastric; marsupial; siliquose, siliquous.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

If these glands have the general form of tubes, they are called tubular glands; if sac-like in shape, they are called saccular glands.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.