sacculen.
/ˈsakjuːl/, U.S. /ˈsæˌkjul/ A small sac, cyst, or bag; esp. the smaller of the two vesicles or sacs in the membranous vestibule of the internal ear.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > indentation or cavity > [noun] > depression or cavity
pita1275
holec1300
cella1398
den1398
follicle?a1425
purse?a1425
pocketa1450
fossac1475
cystis1543
trench1565
conceptory1576
vesike1577
vesicle1578
vault1594
socket1601
bladderet1615
cistern1615
cavern1626
ventricle1641
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antrum1684
conceptaculum1691
capsule1693
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loculus1694
sinus1704
vesicula1705
vesica1706
fosse1710
pouch1712
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air chamber1725
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sacculus1749
locule1751
compartment1772
air cell1774
fossule1803
umbilicus1811
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cœlia1820
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air sac1835
saccule1836
ampulla1845
vacuole1853
scrobicule1880
faveolus1882
the world > life > the body > sense organ > hearing organ > parts of hearing organ > [noun] > other cavities
window1615
vestibulum1704
vestibule1728
navicular fossa1802
saccule1836
utricle1837
membranous vestibule1842
fenestra1844
utriculus1847
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. 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.
1880 H. C. Bastian 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.
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 464 It developes within a sac, which then bursts, disclosing a large arm with peculiar suckers, and a terminal saccule.
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