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• (labyrinth): sacculus (British)

語源

Borrowed from Latin sacculus (“a little sack or bag”), diminutive of saccus (“a bag, sack”). Doublet of sacculus.

発音

• IPA: /ˈsæk.juːl/
• 韻: -ækjuːl

名詞

saccule (plural saccules)

1. (biology, anatomy) A small sac, pouch, or cyst.

   Hyponym: laryngeal saccule

2. (anatomy) The smaller of the two fluid-filled sacs forming part of the labyrinth of the inner ear (the other being the utricle). It contains a region of hair cells and otoliths which send signals to the brain concerning the orientation of the head.

派生語

関連する語

• sac

参考

• utricle

参照

• “saccule”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “saccule”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.