saclike
Like a pouch
Saclike describes something resembling a sac—a pouch-shaped or bag-shaped structure: The saclike membrane enclosed the developing embryo.
The term appears most often in biological and medical contexts, describing organs, cysts, or anatomical structures that form enclosed pouches: a saclike growth, saclike cavities in the lung tissue.
Organ holding urine
- cystFluid-filled tissue sac
- vesicleSmall fluid-filled sac
- bursaJoint's friction buffer
- follicleSkin cavity growing strands
capsule · pouch · sacculus · alveoli · gallbladder · pericardium · stomach · uterus
Flexible carrying container
- pouchSmall flexible bag
- sackRough fabric bag
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
container · sheath · pocket · bladder · membrane · wrapper · casing · receptacle
Capable of bending easily
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- suppleFlexing without damage
- distensibleAble to expand outward
- membranousThin, pliable, tissue-like
yielding · collapsible · expandable · inflatable · stretchy · resilient · soft · pliant
bladder
Organ holding urine
follicle · capsule · pouch · sacculus · alveoli · gallbladder · pericardium · stomach · uterus · amnion
bag
Flexible carrying container
capsule · container · sheath · pocket · bladder · membrane · wrapper · casing · receptacle · chamber
pliable
Capable of bending easily
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- suppleFlexing without damage
- distensibleAble to expand outward
membranous · yielding · collapsible · expandable · inflatable · stretchy · resilient · soft · pliant · deflatable
vacuole
Cell's storage compartment
- vesicleSmall fluid-filled sac
- endosomeMembrane sac for internalized cargo
- lysosomeDigestive organelle in cells
organelle · membrane · cytoplasm · mitochondria · chloroplast · nucleus · liposome · micelle