sacculus

2 definitions found

sacculus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sacculus \Sac"cu*lus\, n.; pl. Sacculi. [L., little sack.]
     (Anat.)
     A little sac; esp., a part of the membranous labyrinth of the
     ear. See the Note under Ear.
     [1913 Webster]

sacculus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sacculus
      n 1: a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the
           membranous labyrinth) [syn: saccule, sacculus]