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acinus
- /ˈæsɪnəs/
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Latin acinus (“grape, grape-stone”); the histopathologic sense comes figuratively from the fancied resemblance (on microscopy) of acinic cells (acinar cells) to bunches of drupelets, berries, or grapes.
noun acini
- One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
- A grape-stone.
- 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. Their smallest lobules were called acini, a term which has also been used to denote the saccular recesses in the lobules […]
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Talk about this word "acinus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acinus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acinus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acinus "acinus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acinus.Cite this
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title = {acinus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
