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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

saccule

/sak-yool/US // ˈsæk yul //UK // (ˈsækjuːl) //

囊状物,囊括,囊中物,囊中羞涩

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.Compare utricle.
    • : a little sac.

Examples

  • The sacs of the internal ear, known as the utricle and saccule, receive the impulses of the base of the stapes.

  • Anteriorly the saccule communicates with the membranous cochlea or scala media by a short ductus reuniens (fig. 2, dr).

  • Subsequently constrictions appear in the vesicle marking off the saccule and utricle.

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