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Preferred Name

Saccule
Synonyms

Saccule

Definitions

A globular sac and one of two otolith organs, the other being the utricle, located in the vestibule of the inner ear near the opening of the scala vestibuli of the cochlea; it has a specialized lining to sense changes in linear acceleration.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33503

code

C33503

DEFINITION

A globular sac and one of two otolith organs, the other being the utricle, located in the vestibule of the inner ear near the opening of the scala vestibuli of the cochlea; it has a specialized lining to sense changes in linear acceleration.

FULL_SYN

Saccule

label

Saccule

Legacy Concept Name

Saccule

Preferred_Name

Saccule

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33503

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0036029

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13043

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