saccule

[ sak-yool ]

noun

Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.: Compare utricle (def. 3).
a little sac.

Origin of saccule

1830–40; <Latin sacculussacculus

Words Nearby saccule

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How to use saccule in a sentence

The sacs of the internal ear, known as the utricle and saccule, receive the impulses of the base of the stapes.
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Anteriorly the saccule communicates with the membranous cochlea or scala media by a short ductus reuniens (fig. 2, dr).
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Subsequently constrictions appear in the vesicle marking off the saccule and utricle.
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British Dictionary definitions for saccule

saccule

sacculus (ˈsækjʊləs)

/ (ˈsækjuːl) /

nounplural -cules or -li (liː)

a small sac
the smaller of the two parts of the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear: Compare utricle (def. 1)

Origin of saccule

C19: from Latin sacculus diminutive of saccus sack 1

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