SACCULUS
\sˈakjʊləs], \sˈakjʊləs], \s_ˈa_k_j_ʊ_l_ə_s]\
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By Noah Webster.
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diminutive of saccus, 'a little sac.' This name has been given to two sacs formed by the membranous vestibule, which open into each other, and contain the otolithes and otoconies: one of these is termed the sacculus vestibuli, the other sacculus. See Semicircular canals.
By Robley Dunglison
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