sacculi
- plural of sacculus.
Example Sentences
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The tapping of the sacculi and the bleeding caused considerable soiling of the abdominal contents, and water was used freely from a pitcher to cleanse the abdominal viscera.
From Time Magazine Archive
The larynx has the lateral sacculi well developed, though entirely concealed within the alae of the thyroid cartilage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
In the normal gut the sacculi and bands act as valves to control the descent of the feces.
From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Jamison, Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton)
Some day a few of the most intelligent of these sacculi may realize that Mary Garden is probably the greatest living singer.
From Interpreters by Van Vechten, Carl
There were for external use, amulets, oils, ointments, liniments, plasters, cataplasms, salves, poultices; also sacculi, little bags of flowers, seeds, herbs, etc., and pomanders and posies.
From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse
