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saccule

[ sak-yool ]

noun

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


saccule

/ ˈsækjʊləs; ˈsækjuːl /

noun

  1. a small sac
  2. the smaller of the two parts of the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear Compare utricle
“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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of saccule1

1830–40; < Latin sacculus sacculus
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of saccule1

C19: from Latin sacculus diminutive of saccus sack 1
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Example Sentences

In those individuals, Balaban says, further tests implicated damage to the ear's otolith organs, the utricle and the saccule, key to sensing gravity.

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The utricle and the saccule also have sensory hair cells that alert your brain when you have changed your position.

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In two areas of the inner ear, the saccule and the utricle, are hairlike cells topped with structures called otoliths.

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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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In the vestibule we find two sacs, the saccule next to and communicating with the ductus cochlearis, and the utricle communicating with the semicircular canals.

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