Look up: acinus

1. acinus
   Type: Term Pronunciation: as′i-nŭs, -nī Definitions: 1. One of the minute grape-shaped secretory portions of an acinous gland. Some authorities use the terms acinus and alveolus interchangeably, whereas others differentiate them by the constricted openings of the acinus into the excretory duct.
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2. acinus
   [n] - one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry 2. [n] - one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
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3. acinus
   Small sac or cavity surrounded by secretory cells.
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4. Acinus
   Ac'i·nus noun ; plural Acini [ Latin , grape, grapestone.] 1. (Botany) (a) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc. (b) A grapestone. ...
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5. acinus
   Origin: L, grape, grapestone. ... 1. <botany> One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc. A grapestone. ... 2. <anatomy> One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of ...
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6. acinus
   noun one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
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7. acinus
   noun one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
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8. acinus
   (as´ĭ-nәs) pl. a´cini any of the smallest lobules of a compound gland. hepatic acinus , liver acinus the smallest functional unit of the liver, a mass of liver parenchyma that is supplied by terminal branches of the portal vein and hepatic artery and dr...
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9. Acinus
   • (n.) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc. • (n.) A grapestone. • (n.) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.
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10. acinus
    (from the article `respiratory disease`) ...trachea—there are about 650,000 terminal bronchioles. The cross-sectional area of the bronchial tree increases with increasing subdivision. The ... ...racemose, from the Latin racemosus (`full of clusters`), because of the clusterlike arrangement of their secreting cells in roun...
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11. acinus
    acinus (s), acini (pl) 1. A general term used in anatomical nomenclature to designate a small saclike dilatation, particularly in the lung or a gland. 2. Minute granular concretions. Cross references of word families that are derived directly, or indirectly, from: 'grape, grap...
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12. Acinus
    | --> An `acinus` (adjective: `acinar`, plural `acini`) refers to any cluster of cells that resembles a many-lobed "berry," such as a raspberry (acinus is Latin for berry). The berry-shaped termination of an exocrine gland, where the secretion is produced, is acinar in form, as is the alve...
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