saccule (redirected from alveolar saccules)

saccule /sac·cule/ (sak´ūl)

1. a little bag or sac.

2. the smaller of the two divisions of the membranous labyrinth of the ear.

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alveolar saccules  see under sac.

laryngeal saccule  a diverticulum extending upward from the front of the laryngeal ventricle.

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sac·cule (skyl) or sac·cu·lus (-y-ls)

n. pl. sac·cules or sac·cu·li (sky-l)

1. A small sac.

2. The smaller of two membranous sacs in the vestibule of the inner ear.

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saccule

[sak′yo̅o̅l]

Etymology: L, sacculus

a small bag or sac, such as the air saccules of the lungs. See also sacculus. saccular, adj.

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saccule

1. a little bag or sac; a small, pouchlike cavity.

2. the smaller of the two divisions of the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule, which communicates with the cochlear duct by way of the ductus reuniens.

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laryngeal saccule

sacculus laryngis.