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sac

[sak]
–noun
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.

Origin:
1735–45; < L saccus sack 1


saclike, adjective
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sac 
"biological pocket," 1741, from Fr. sac, from L. saccus "bag" (see sack (n.1)).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sac
Pronunciation: 'sak
Function: noun
: a soft-walled anatomical cavity usually having a narrow opening or none at all and often containing aspecial fluid sac> —see AIR SAC, DENTAL SAC, LACRIMAL SAC

Main Entry: sac·like
Pronunciation: 'sak-"lIk
Function: adjective
: having the form of or suggesting a sac saclikestructure>
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Medical Dictionary

sac (sāk)
n.

  1. A pouch or bursa.

  2. An encysted abscess at the root of a tooth.

  3. The capsule of a tumor or the envelope of a cyst.

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Science Dictionary
sac   (sāk)  Pronunciation Key 
A pouch or pouch-shaped structure in an animal or plant, often containing liquids. The human bladder is a sac.
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