Acinus

/ˈæsɪnəs/

Synonyms for "acinus" (8 found)

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Noun(2 words)

Noun(2 words)

exocrine unitgas exchange unit

Noun(4 words)

glandularglandular unitlung unitsecretory unit

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5 relation types

9 entries

anatomic unitanatomical termcellular morphologydrupeletglandular structurehistologic unitlung structuresactissue descriptor

7 entries

alveolar acinushepatic acinusmucous acinarpancreatic acinuspulmonary acinussalivary acinusserous acinar

6 entries

acinar cellacinar ductacinar lumenacinar secretionpancreatic acinuspulmonary acinus

1 entries

1 entries

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Their smallest lobules were called acini, a term which has also been used to denote the saccular recesses in the lobules […]

Source: wiktionary