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saccule|ˈsækjuːl|
[Anglicized form of sacculus.]
A small sac, cyst, or bag; esp. the smaller of the two vesicles or sacs in the membranous vestibule of the internal ear.
1836–9Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 537/1 The component parts of the membraneous labyrinth [of the ear] are:—1. The common sinus. 2. The membraneous ampullæ... 3. The saccule. 1880Bastian Brain iv. 76 In close relation with the pedal ganglia or ganglion, there are two minute saccules to which an auditory function is usually ascribed. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 464 It developes within a sac, which then bursts, disclosing a large arm with peculiar suckers, and a terminal saccule. |