acinus
noun
one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
acini
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pluralof acinus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Scattered through the sea of exocrine acini are small islands of endocrine cells, the islets of Langerhans.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The presence of proteins and fats in the duodenum stimulates the secretion of CCK, which then stimulates the acini to secrete enzyme-rich pancreatic juice and enhances the activity of secretin.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
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.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions; as, acinose or acinous glands.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
