saccule
Americannoun
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Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
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a little sac.
noun
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a small sac
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the smaller of the two parts of the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear Compare utricle
Etymology
Origin of saccule
1830–40; < Latin sacculus sacculus
Example Sentences
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The roughly 30,000 hair cells in the utricle and 16,000 hair cells in the saccule lie below a gelatinous layer, with their stereocilia projecting into the gelatin.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
In those individuals, Balaban says, further tests implicated damage to the ear's otolith organs, the utricle and the saccule, key to sensing gravity.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 20, 2018
Balaban and his colleagues venture that a directed energy source could have damaged the exquisitely sensitive utricle and saccule.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 20, 2018
Balance is coordinated through the vestibular system, the nerves of which are composed of axons from the vestibular ganglion that carries information from the utricle, saccule, and semicircular canals.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
On the posterior wall of both the saccule and of the utricle there is a ridge, termed in each case the macula acustica, bearing a highly specialized epithelium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
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