UTRICULUS


Meaning of UTRICULUS in English

yü.ˈtrikyələs noun

( plural utricu·li -yəˌlī)

Etymology: Latin, small bag; in sense b, partly from Latin utriculus small uterus — more at utricular

: utricle: as

a. : the utricle of the ear

b. : a small blind pouch directed dorsally from the urethra into the prostate and regarded as a vestige of the fused lower ends of the Müllerian ducts and therefore the homologue in the male of the uterus and vagina in the female

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