interacinous

[in-ter-as-uh-nuhs]

adjective

Anatomy.

1. situated between the acini of a gland or lung.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interacinous¹

First recorded in 1875–80; inter- + acinous

Example Sentences

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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