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utricle
[ yoo-tri-kuhl ]
noun
- a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- Botany. a thin bladderlike pericarp or seed vessel.
- Anatomy. the larger of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. Compare saccule ( def 1 ).
utricle
/ juËˈtrɪkjÊŠlÉ™s; ˈjuËtrɪkÉ™l /
noun
- anatomy the larger of the two parts of the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear Compare saccule
- botany the bladder-like one-seeded indehiscent fruit of certain plants, esp sedges
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Derived Forms
- ³Üˈ³Ù°ù¾±³¦³Ü±ô²¹°ù, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of utricle1
C18: from Latin Å«³Ù°ù¾±³¦³Ü±ô³Ü²õ diminutive of Å«³Ù±ð°ù bag
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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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Sepals 5, united below in an indurated cup, enclosing the utricle.
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