Saccule Definition

săkyo͝ol
saccules, sacculi
noun
saccules
A small sac.
American Heritage Medicine
A small sac; esp., the smaller of the two divisions of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
saccule
Plural:
saccules

Origin of Saccule

  • From Latin sacculus (“small bag"), diminutive of saccus (“bag, sack").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin sacculus diminutive of saccus bag sack1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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