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单词 saccule
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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.

Origin of saccule

1830–40; <Latin sacculussacculus

Words nearby saccule

saccular aneurysm, saccular gland, saccular nerve, sacculate, sacculation, saccule, saccule of larynx, sacculiform, sacculocochlear, sacculus, saccus
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Example sentences from the Web for saccule

  • Subsequently constrictions appear in the vesicle marking off the saccule and utricle.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various
  • Anteriorly the saccule communicates with the membranous cochlea or scala media by a short ductus reuniens (fig. 2, dr).

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various
  • The sacs of the internal ear, known as the utricle and saccule, receive the impulses of the base of the stapes.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for saccule

saccule
[ săkyōōl ]

n. pl. sac•cules

A small sac.
The smaller of two membranous sacs in the vestibule of the inner ear.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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