UTRICULUS (utriculi)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: utriculi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does utriculus mean? 

• UTRICULUS (noun)
  The noun UTRICULUS has 1 sense:

1. a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open

  Familiarity information: UTRICULUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UTRICULUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small pouch into which the semicircular canals open

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

utricle; utriculus

Hypernyms ("utriculus" is a kind of...):

pocket; pouch ((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))

Holonyms ("utriculus" is a part of...):

membranous labyrinth (the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth)