[1615–25; ‹ L, equiv. to sacc(us) sack1 + -ulus-ule]This word is first recorded in the period 1615–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: deposit, discount, foliation, garrote, scintillation
Examples of 'sacculus' in a sentence
sacculus
We explore the effects of high-amplitude mechanical stimuli on hair bundles of the bullfrog sacculus.
Albert Kao, Sebastiaan W F Meenderink, Dolores Bozovic 2013, 'Mechanical overstimulation of hair bundles: suppression and recovery of active motility.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3591416?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)