saccule

saccule definition - medical

sac·cule (săkˈyo͞ol) or sac·cu·lus (-yə-ləs)

noun pl. sac·cules or sac·cu·li (săkˈyə-līˌ)
  1. A small sac.
  2. The smaller of two membranous sacs in the vestibule of the inner ear.

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