saccule
[ sak-yool ]
/ ˈsæk yul /
noun
Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.Compare utricle(def 3).
a little sac.
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Origin of saccule
1830–40; < Latin sacculus sacculus
Words nearby saccule
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Example sentences from the Web for saccule
Subsequently constrictions appear in the vesicle marking off the saccule and utricle.
Anteriorly the saccule communicates with the membranous cochlea or scala media by a short ductus reuniens (fig. 2, dr).
The sacs of the internal ear, known as the utricle and saccule, receive the impulses of the base of the stapes.
British Dictionary definitions for saccule
saccule
sacculus (ˈsækjʊləs)
/ (ˈsækjuːl) /
noun plural -cules or -li (liː)
a small sac
the smaller of the two parts of the membranous labyrinth of the internal earCompare utricle (def. 1)
Word Origin for saccule
C19: from Latin sacculus diminutive of saccus sack 1
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Medical definitions for saccule
saccule
[ săk′yōōl ]
n. pl. sac•cules
A small sac.
The smaller of two membranous sacs in the vestibule of the inner ear.
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