sacculate

American

[sak-yuh-leyt, -lit] / ˈsæk yəˌleɪt, -lɪt /

Also sacculated

adjective

formed into or having a saccule, sac, or saclike dilation.

sacculate British

/ -ˌleɪt, ˈsækjʊlɪt /

adjective

of, relating to, or possessing a saccule, saccules, or a sacculus

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Other Word Forms

multisacculate adjective
multisacculated adjective
sacculation noun

Etymology

Origin of sacculate

First recorded in 1865–70; saccul(us) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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This consists in a bulging forward of the cornea at a given point by the sacculate yielding and distention of its coats, and it may be either transparent or opaque and vascular.

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