NOUN | body | saccule, sacculus | a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth) |
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Sounds | sae'kyuw.l | |
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Rhymes | Blackpool ... Yule: 48 rhymes with uwl... |
Meaning | A small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth). | |
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Synonym | sacculus | |
Part of | membranous labyrinth | The sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea |
Broader | sac | A structure resembling a bag in an animal |
Spanish | sáculo | |
Catalan | sacul, sàcul | |
Adjectives | sacculated, sacculate | formed with or having saclike expansions |
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