sac
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Froome's wife later said doctors discovered a pericardial rupture - an injury where the sac that surrounds the heart is torn - during surgery and were able to repair it.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
In a dark room, a doctor pointed to an hourglass shape glowing on the ultrasound screen: There was her amniotic sac, funneling into her dilated cervix, and there was their tiny daughter’s foot, dipping out.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Meanwhile, the cul de sac, a street design much in favor with the architects of suburban developments, have become artificial catchments for these highly flammable weeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Amniotic fluid, which is contained within the amniotic sac, supports, cushions and protects a developing fetus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
But Templeton worked away at the job, and managed to cut the sac adrift and carry it to the ground, where he dropped it in front of Wilbur.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
They had been believed to be fraternal twins because they developed in different amniotic sacs, but doctors found their markers were exactly the same while assessing Grace as a potential stem cell donor.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
In another chapter, Mr. Haskell follows the path of an owlet moth into the cranefly orchid’s flower and lets us watch how sacs of pollen attach themselves to the insect’s eye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The spiders’ white egg sacs, usually laid between October and November, are often attached to leaves, tree bark and flat structures and contain 400 to 500 eggs, according to Jorowatch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
At Cedars-Sinai, the research advanced further when Ahmed Ibrahim, PhD, MPH, discovered that heart progenitor cells release small sacs filled with biological molecules.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2025
Octopuses have these little sacs called statocysts that respond to motion and gravity, so that their eyes can be totally unfazed, totally steady.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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