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 sacculus sacculus

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Historical Examples of saccule

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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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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British Dictionary definitions for saccule

saccule

sacculus (ˈsækjʊləs)

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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saccule in Medicine

saccule

[săk′yōōl]

n. pl. sac•cules

A small sac.
The smaller of two membranous sacs in the vestibule of the inner ear.