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saccule

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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.

alveolar saccules  see under sac.
laryngeal saccule  a diverticulum extending upward from the front of the laryngeal ventricle.

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.

saccule
[sak′yo̅o̅l]
Etymology: L, sacculus
a small bag or sac, such as the air saccules of the lungs. See also sacculus. saccular, adj.

saccule [sak´ūl]
1. a little bag, sac, or pouch.
2. the smaller of the two divisions of the membranous labyrinth, which communicates with the cochlear duct by way of the ductus reuniens.
laryngeal saccule sacculus laryngis.

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.

laryngeal saccule
sacculus laryngis.


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Discussion The laryngeal saccule is a pouch arising from the anterior end of the laryngeal ventricle.
Mixed laryngoceles have dilatation of the saccule on both sides of the thyro hyoid membrane (Figure 14).
Near the semicircular canals are the utricle and saccule, which contain tiny particles called otoconia (o-toe-KOE-nee-uh).
 
 
 
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