n. A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body.
n. A small sac.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A little sac; esp., a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A saccule.
n.Synonyms See sac.
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n. a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
Word Usage
"The smaller vesicle is called the sacculus, and is connected with a peculiar appendage, with (in man and the higher mammals) a spiral form something like a snail's shell, and therefore called the cochlea (= snail, b)."