saclike

IPA: sˈækɫaɪk

Examples of "saclike" in Sentences

Formed with or having saclike expansions. scirrhus
A stretchable saclike structure in the body that holds fluids.
A small saclike organ located at the upper end of the large intestine.
A saclike structure that stores urine until it can be passed out of the body through the urethra.
(SIST) An abnormal saclike structure that develops in the body and is filled with fluid or semisolid material.
The repulsive, malformed heads were all pop eyes and gaping mouths, the latter limned with greasy, saclike lips.
This tiny pear-shaped, saclike organ receives bile, a yellowish green fluid that the liver produces to help digest and absorb fats.
My medical dictionary describes the stomach as a distensible saclike organ connecting the esophagus and the duodenum (throat and small intestine).
The eggs hatch into a ciliated miracidium which actively seeks out the first host, a gastropod, penetrating its skin and metamorphosing into a saclike sporocyst.