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What does saccular mean?

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Adjective
  1. (anatomy) Relating to a saccule
  2. (anatomy) Having the form of a series of sacs or pouches; sacculate
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The amphibian ovary, which contains six or more central, hollow sacs that give it a lobed appearance, is characterized as saccular.
Most of the anuran saccular volume is filled with a viscous suspension of calcium carbonate crystals.
The tuning of the saccular afferent axons to dorsoventral vibrations is well matched to this spectrum.
Conclusion: A loss of saccular function can involve a postural disorder in some circumstances.
The VEMP test is used to evaluate saccular function and the integrity of the inferior vestibular nerve.
Microaneurysms are small saccular pouches, possibly caused by local distension of capillary walls.

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