sac

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noun

: a pouch within an animal or plant often containing a fluid
a synovial sac
saclike adjective

sac

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abbreviation (1)

sacrifice

Sac

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variant of sauk

SAC

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abbreviation

1
special agent in charge
2
Strategic Air Command

Examples of sac in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Castoreum is a yellowish-brown substance located in beavers’ castor sacs, which are found between the pelvis and the base of the tail. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023 Cysts In some cases, a sac next to the wisdom tooth can become filled with fluid, forming a cyst. Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023 He was born with a rare birth defect called an omphalocele, which means some of his organs sit in a sac outside his body. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023 Gallstones Gallstones form in the gallbladder, a tiny sac hanging out under the liver, expelling bile as needed to digest fats. Amanda Gardner, Health, 29 Oct. 2023 To explore the sacs' origins, the researchers turned to bones from three ancestral dinosaur species. Riley Black, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023 Nugent said acupuncturists need expert anatomical knowledge of where the sac containing the lungs is located. Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023 The most common causes of these blockages are abdominal adhesions (bands of scar-like tissue that form inside the abdomen), hernias (a sac formed by the lining of the intestines), certain cancers, and certain medications, the US National Library of Medicine notes. Korin Miller, SELF, 14 July 2023 Scientists on board Schmidt Ocean Institute's Falcor research ship believe the octopus is a new species of Muusoctopus, a genus of small to medium sized octopus without an ink sac, according to a news release from the organization. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, literally, bag, from Latin saccus — more at sack

First Known Use

Noun

1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sac was in 1741

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Cite this Entry

“Sac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

sac

noun
ˈsak
: a pouch in an animal or plant often containing a fluid
a food-storage sac
saclike
-ˌlīk
adjective

Medical Definition

sac

noun
: a soft-walled anatomical cavity usually having a narrow opening or none at all and often containing a special fluid
a synovial sac
see air sac, amniotic sac, dental sac, lacrimal sac

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