utricle

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:; The larger of the two fluid-filled cavities forming part of the membranous labyrinth in the vertebrate inner ear (the other being the saccule) and into which the semicircular canals open. It contains hair cells and otoliths which send signals to the brain concerning the orientation of the head.
  2. A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:; Clipping of prostatic utricle. abbreviation,alt-of,clipping
  3. A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:; A dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with thin membranous pericarp, similar to an achene and found in the beet and dock plants.

词形变化

utricles plural utriculus alternative

词汇关系

下位词
prostatic utricle
衍生词
utricular utriculo-
相关词
saccule

词源

Borrowed from French utricule or Latin ūtriculus (“a small skin or leathern bottle”), diminutive of ūter (“a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide”). Doublet of utriculus.
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