Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
sacculus .
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Examples
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Frictions of the head and outward parts, sacculi of henbane, wormwood at his pillow, &c.
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It is to be here remarked that fecal matters are sometimes retained in the sacculi or pouches of the colon, and may give rise to the circumstances referred to, whilst a passage exists along the centre of the canal that shall permit a daily evacuation to occur.
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The excessive contraction of the circular muscles closes the calibre or bore of the gut, and the excessive contraction of the longitudinal muscles shortens the length of the gut, thus throwing the mucous membrane into abnormal folds which increase the depth of the sacculi, or cavities, between the fibrous folds.
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-- Two sacculi, 4, 5, appear projecting at the middle line of the base of the bladder, between the vasa deferentia, 7, 7, and behind the prostate, in the situation where the operation of puncturing the bladder per anum is recommended to be performed in retention of urine.
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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In the normal gut the sacculi and bands act as valves to control the descent of the feces.
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The circular fibers form a thin layer over the cecum and colon, being especially accumulated in the intervals between the sacculi; in the rectum they form a thick layer, and in the anal canal they become numerous, and constitute the Sphincter ani internus.
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Its anterior part exhibits an oval thickening, the macula acustica sacculi, to which are distributed the saccular filaments of the acoustic nerve.
X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 4. The Internal Ear or Labyrinth 1918
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The mucous membrane (tunica mucosa) in the cecum and colon, is pale, smooth, destitute of villi, and raised into numerous crescentic folds which correspond to the intervals between the sacculi.
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These bands are shorter than the other coats of the intestine, and serve to produce the sacculi which are characteristic of the cecum and colon; accordingly, when they are dissected off, the tube can be lengthened, and its sacculated character disappears.
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There is destruction of the macula sacculi (2 p. 534).
The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior Robert M. Yerkes 1916
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