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acinus
[as-uh-nuhs]
noun
plural
aciniBotany.one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
a berry, as a grape or currant.
Anatomy.
a minute rounded lobule.
the smallest secreting portion of a gland.
acinus
/ ˈæsɪnəs, əˈsɪnɪk /
noun
anatomy any of the terminal saclike portions of a compound gland
botany any of the small drupes that make up the fruit of the blackberry, raspberry, etc
obsoletebotany a collection of berries, such as a bunch of grapes
Other 51Թ Forms
- acinar adjective
- acinic adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of acinus1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of acinus1
Example Sentences
Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions; as, acinose or acinous glands.
If of several days' longer duration, purulent softening will be noticed in the centre of the acini; this gradually extends until each acinus is converted into a little sac of pus.
The acini of the large liver of Nautilus are compacted into a solid reddish-brown mass by a firm 690 membrane, as also is the case in the Dibranchiata.
The acini surrounded with a dense, cellular texture, paler than themselves; 2.
Gelatinous or interacinous adenoma, which consists in an enlargement of the acini by an accumulation of colloid material, and an increase in the interacinous tissue by a growth of round cells.
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