- saccular
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adjective
Date: circa 1859
resembling a sac <a saccular aneurysm>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
saccular
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Saccular — Sac cu*lar, a. Like a sac; sacciform. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saccular — [sak′yə lər] adj. like a sac … English World dictionary
Saccular — From the Latin “sacculus” meaning a small pouch. As for example the alveolar saccules (little air pouches) within the lungs . * * * SYN: sacciform. * * * sac·cu·lar sak yə lər adj resembling a sac <a saccular aneurysm> * * * sac·cu·lar… … Medical dictionary
Saccular nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervus saccularis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = illustration of otolith organs showing detail of utricle, ococonia, endolymph, cupula, macula, hair cell filaments, and saccular nerve Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
Saccular aneurysm — An aneurysm that resembles a small sack. A berry aneurysm is typically saccular. An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is typically a bulge and the wall is weakened… … Medical dictionary
saccular — /sak yeuh leuhr/, adj. having the form of a sac. [1860 65; SACCUL(US) + AR1] * * * … Universalium
saccular — adjective Having the form of a series of sacs or pouches; sacculate … Wiktionary
saccular — adj. resembling a sac, having the shape of a sac … English contemporary dictionary
saccular — sac·cu·lar … English syllables
saccular — a. sac like. ♦ sacculate, a. having sacs; v.t. enclose in sac. ♦ saccule, ♦ sacculus, n. little sac … Dictionary of difficult words
