"utricle" meaning in All languages combined

See utricle on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈjuː.tɹɪk.əl/ Forms: utricles [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wed-}}, {{bor|en|fr|utricule}} French utricule, {{bor|en|la|ūtriculus||a small skin or leathern bottle}} Latin ūtriculus (“a small skin or leathern bottle”), {{m|la|ūter||a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide}} ūter (“a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide”), {{doublet|en|utriculus}} Doublet of utriculus Head templates: {{en-noun}} utricle (plural utricles)
  1. (biology) A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:
    (anatomy) 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.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology
    Sense id: en-utricle-en-noun-0mwJWkU5 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (biology) A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:
    (anatomy) Clipping of prostatic utricle.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: prostatic utricle Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology
    Sense id: en-utricle-en-noun-UT9tfVBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 58 18 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (biology) A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:
    (botany) A dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with thin membranous pericarp, similar to an achene and found in the beet and dock plants.
    Categories (topical): Biology, Botany
    Sense id: en-utricle-en-noun-agJwhNKZ Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: utriculus Hyponyms: prostatic utricle Derived forms: utricular [adjective], utriculo- Related terms: saccule

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