Definitions for "Acinus"
Keywords:  acini, acinar, sac, saclike, exocrine
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.
A small group of cells arranged in a "grape-like" cluster. A classical example is the arrangement of pancreatic exocrine cells, but the term is also applied to larger groups of cells, as in the liver.
pl. ACINI: any of the small saclike structures that terminate the ducts of some glands, also called alveolus; ACINAR: of, relating to or comprising an acinus
One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
Keywords:  grapestone
A grapestone.