utricle
utricle (utriculus) (yoo-trik-ŭl) n.
1. the larger of the two membranous sacs within the vestibule of the ear. It contains a macula, which responds to gravity and relays information to the brain about the position of the head.
2. a small sac (the prostatic u.) extending out of the urethra of the male into the substance of the prostate gland.
1. the larger of the two membranous sacs within the vestibule of the ear. It contains a macula, which responds to gravity and relays information to the brain about the position of the head.
2. a small sac (the prostatic u.) extending out of the urethra of the male into the substance of the prostate gland.
utricle
utricle small sac or bladder. XVIII. — F. utricle or L. ūtriculus, dim. of ūter leather bottle; see -CLE.
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