Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small sac, cyst, bag, or reservoir of the body; an ordinary histological cell.
- noun The common sinus of the inner ear; the larger of two sacs in the vestibule of the membranous labyrinth of the ear (the smaller one being the saccule), lodged in the fovea hemielliptica, of oval and laterally compressed shape, communicating with the openings of the membranous semicircular canals, and indirectly also with the saccule. Also called sacculus communis, sacculus hemiellipticus, sacculus semiovalis, utriculus vestibuli.
- noun In botany, a seed-vessel consisting of a very thin loose pericarp, inclosing a single seed; any thin bottle-like or bladder-like body, as the perigynium of Carex. See cuts under
Sarcobatus and Perigynium. Alsoutriculus in all senses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or seaweed.
- noun (Physiol.) A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg, animal, or plant.
- noun (Bot.) A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of goosefoot.
- noun (Anat.) A utriculus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy One of two
otolith organs located in thevertebrate inner ear (the other being thesaccule ). - noun anatomy The
prostatic utricle (a small indentation found in the maleprostate ). - noun botany A dry
fruit similar to anachene , found in thebeet anddock plants.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open
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Examples
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The Dynamic equilibrium detects the linear or straight acceleration are detected by the organs called the utricle and saccule.
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The Dynamic equilibrium detects the linear or straight acceleration are detected by the organs called the utricle and saccule.
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Two sacs, called the utricle and saccule, make up the inner ear's vestibule and three fluid-filled loops, known as the semi-circular canals, detect the rotation and tilting movements of the head.
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The Dynamic equilibrium detects the linear or straight acceleration are detected by the organs called the utricle and saccule.
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The Dynamic equilibrium detects the linear or straight acceleration are detected by the organs called the utricle and saccule.
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Two sacs, called the utricle and saccule, make up the inner ear's vestibule and three fluid-filled loops, known as the semi-circular canals, detect the rotation and tilting movements of the head.
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Mr Dixon, to turn the table, took on to ask of Mr Mulligan himself whether his incipient ventripotence, upon which he rallied him, betokened an ovoblastic gestation in the prostatic utricle or male womb or was due, as with the noted physician, Mr Austin
Ulysses 2003
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Lying above and forward are the utricle and the structures developed from it, and lying below and behind are the saccule and the structures developed from it.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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The function of the utricle, we observe, is to maintain the normal posture.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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The utricle and attendant structures are concerned with the vestibular sense, and I leave them to one side for now.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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