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.

Origin of saccule

1
1830–40; <Latin sacculussacculus

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British Dictionary definitions for saccule

saccule

sacculus (ˈsækjʊləs)

/ (ˈsækjuːl) /


nounplural -cules or -li (liː)
  1. a small sac

  2. the smaller of the two parts of the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear: Compare utricle (def. 1)

Origin of saccule

1
C19: from Latin sacculus diminutive of saccus sack 1

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