- Saccular
- From the Latin “sacculus” meaning a small pouch. As for example the alveolar saccules (little air pouches) within the lungs .
* * *SYN: sacciform.
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sac·cu·lar 'sak-yə-lər adj resembling a sac <a \saccular aneurysm>* * *
sac·cu·lar (sakґu-lər) shaped like a bag or sac; called also saccate and sacciform.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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Saccular — Sac cu*lar, a. Like a sac; sacciform. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saccular — [sak′yə lər] adj. like a sac … English World dictionary
saccular — adjective Date: circa 1859 resembling a sac < a saccular aneurysm > … New Collegiate Dictionary
saccular — /sak yeuh leuhr/, adj. having the form of a sac. [1860 65; SACCUL(US) + AR1] * * * … Universalium
saccular — adjective Having the form of a series of sacs or pouches; sacculate … Wiktionary
saccular — adj. resembling a sac, having the shape of a sac … English contemporary dictionary
saccular — sac·cu·lar … English syllables
saccular — a. sac like. ♦ sacculate, a. having sacs; v.t. enclose in sac. ♦ saccule, ♦ sacculus, n. little sac … Dictionary of difficult words
saccular — ˈsakyələ(r) adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary saccul (from New Latin sacculus) + ar : being like a sac … Useful english dictionary
Saccular nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervus saccularis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = illustration of otolith organs showing detail of utricle, ococonia, endolymph, cupula, macula, hair cell filaments, and saccular nerve Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
