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utricle

Noun

Meaning

A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or seaweed.

A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg, animal, or plant.

A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of goosefoot.

A utriculus.

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All jawed vertebrates also possess three semicircular canals arising from the utricle, each with an ampulla containing sensory cells at one end. Source: Internet

Movement of the stereocilia and kinocilium enable the hair cells of the saccula and utricle to detect motion. Source: Internet

The central part of the system consists of two chambers, the saccule and utricle, each of which includes one or two small clusters of sensory hair cells. Source: Internet

Three semicircular ducts and two chambers, which contain the saccule and utricle, enable the body to detect any deviation from equilibrium. Source: Internet

Various clusters of hair cells within the inner ear may instead be responsible; for example, bony fish contain a sensory cluster called the macula neglecta in the utricle that may have this function. Source: Internet

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