UTRICLE Definition & Meaning

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utricle

[ yoo-tri-kuhl ]

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a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
Botany. a thin bladderlike pericarp or seed vessel.
Anatomy. the larger of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. Compare saccule ( def 1 ).

utricle

/ juːˈtrɪkjʊləs; ˈjuːtrɪkəl /

anatomy the larger of the two parts of the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear Compare saccule
botany the bladder-like one-seeded indehiscent fruit of certain plants, esp sedges

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Origin of utricle¹

1725–35; < Latin utriculus, diminutive of uter bag; -cle ¹

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Origin of utricle¹

C18: from Latin ū�ٰ��ܱ��ܲ� diminutive of ū�ٱ�� bag

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In those individuals, Balaban says, further tests implicated damage to the ear's otolith organs, the utricle and the saccule, key to sensing gravity.

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The utricle and the saccule also have sensory hair cells that alert your brain when you have changed your position.

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In two areas of the inner ear, the saccule and the utricle, are hairlike cells topped with structures called otoliths.

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The sacs of the internal ear, known as the utricle and saccule, receive the impulses of the base of the stapes.

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Sepals 5, united below in an indurated cup, enclosing the utricle.

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