acinus

6 letters in word "acinus": A C I N S U.

No anagrams for acinus found in this word list.

Words found within acinus:

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• Definitions:
• a small sac-like dilatation, eg in the lung the basic unit of gas exchange, each acinus is supplied by a single terminal bronchiole; in the liver ...
• (ac·i·nus) (as´?-n?s) pl. a´cini [L. “grape”] a general term used in anatomical nomenclature to designate a small saclike dilatation, particularly in the lung or a gland. See also alveolus.
• The berrylike ending of a tiny airway in the lung, where the alveoli (air sacs) are located. Acute: Severe or with sudden onset and short timespan.
• one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
• A acinus (adjective: acinar, plural acini) refers to the berry-shaped termination of an exocrine gland, where the secretion is produced.

• acinous ←
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• aciniform ←
• acinus
• → ackee
• → ackees
• → ackers