Saccule

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saccule \Sac"cule\, n. [L. sacculus, dim. of saccus sack.]
     A little sac; specifically, the sacculus of the ear.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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