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Utricle

noun
1.
A small pouch into which the semicircular canals open.  Synonym: utriculus.






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... where active change is going on. Here we have to note that, alike in the plant-cell and in the animal-cell, there is a similar relation of parts. Immediately inside the envelope comes the primordial utricle in the one case, and in the other case the layer of active sarcode. In either case the living protoplasm, placed in the position of a lining to the cuticle of the cell, is shielded from the direct action of the medium, and yet is not beyond ...
— Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I • Herbert Spencer



Words linked to "Utricle" :   pouch, pocket, utriculus, membranous labyrinth



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