Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The formation of a sac or saceule; a set of sacs taken together: as, the sacculation of the human colon, or of the stomach of a semnopithecoid ape. See cuts under
alimentary and intestine. - noun A small sac or cystic formation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the quality or state of being
sacculated - noun the process of becoming
sacculated - noun one or several
sacs orsaclike structures
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Examples
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This sacculation of the large bowel is supposed to be designed for delaying the onward flow of its contents, thus allowing more time for the absorption of the liquid material.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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