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utricle
[yoo-tri-kuhl]
noun
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
Botany.a thin bladderlike pericarp or seed vessel.
Anatomy.the larger of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
utricle
/ juːˈtrɪkjʊləs, ˈjuːtrɪkəl /
noun
anatomy the larger of the two parts of the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear Compare saccule
botany the bladder-like one-seeded indehiscent fruit of certain plants, esp sedges
Other Word Forms
- ˈٰܱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of utricle1
Example Sentences
In those individuals, Balaban says, further tests implicated damage to the ear's otolith organs, the utricle and the saccule, key to sensing gravity.
The utricle and the saccule also have sensory hair cells that alert your brain when you have changed your position.
In two areas of the inner ear, the saccule and the utricle, are hairlike cells topped with structures called otoliths.
The sacs of the internal ear, known as the utricle and saccule, receive the impulses of the base of the stapes.
Sepals 5, united below in an indurated cup, enclosing the utricle.
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