Sac
{adj: acinar, acinous, acinose, acinic} pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
{adj: alveolar} pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
{adj: capsular} resembling a capsule
"the capsular ligament is a sac surrounding the articular cavity of a freely movable joint and attached to the bones"
{n: Ascomycetes, class Ascomycetes} large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi
{n: Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycotina} a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
{n: Geastrum coronatum} an earthstar with a bluish spore sac and a purplish brown gleba; at maturity the outer layer splits into rays that bend backward and elevate the spore sac
{n: Meckel's diverticulum} a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk sac
{n: Psilopsida, class Psilopsida, Psilotatae, class Psilotatae} whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs
{n: Pulmonata, order Pulmonata} large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails
{n: Sauk, Sac} a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
{n: acinus} one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
{n: air bladder, swim bladder} an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
{n: air sac} any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds
{n: air sac} any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects
{n: alveolar ectasia} abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs
{n: alveolus, air sac, air cell} a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
{n: amnion, amniotic sac, amnios} thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
{n: bladder, vesica} a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
{n: blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street, impasse} a street with only one way in or out
{n: bursa} a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
{n: chorion} outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
{n: cisterna, cistern} a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
{n: cul, cul de sac, dead end} a passage with access only at one end
{n: cyst} a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
{n: dacryocystitis} inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose
{n: gallbladder} a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion
{n: hooded seal, bladdernose, Cystophora cristata} medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
{n: hydatid mole, hydatidiform mole, molar pregnancy} an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus
{n: hydrocele} disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)
{n: induction of labor} (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac
{n: lacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst} either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
{n: meningocele} a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)
{n: microspore} smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte
{n: myelomeningocele} a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation
{n: nasolacrimal duct} a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity
{n: nucellus} central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac
{n: pericardial sac} the membrane surrounding the heart
{n: perisperm} the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds
{n: peritoneal cavity, greater peritoneal sac} the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum
{n: pouch, sac, sack, pocket} an enclosed space
"the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
{n: rudiment} the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life
"Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"
{n: sac fungus} any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus
{n: saccule, sacculus} a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
{n: sac} a structure resembling a bag in an animal
{n: sporangium, spore case, spore sac} organ containing or producing spores
{n: theca, sac} a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule
{n: urinary bladder} a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine
{n: urocele} extravasation of urine into the scrotal sac
{n: vesicle, cyst} a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
{n: vitelline circulation} circulation of blood between the embryo and the yolk sac
{n: woolly adelgid} an insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree
{n: yolk sac, vitelline sac, umbilical vesicle, vesicula umbilicus} membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammal embryos until the heart becomes functional
{n: yolk sac} membranous structure enclosing the yolk of eggs in birds reptiles marsupials and some fishes; circulates nutrients to the developing embryo
{v: enucleate} remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
{v: vascularize, vascularise} make vascular
"the yolk sac is gradually vascularized"
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