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acervulus

 [ah-ser´vu-lus] (L.)
sandy matter in or about the pineal body and other parts of the brain.
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cor·'po·ra ar·e·na·'ce·a

small calcareous concretions in the stroma of the pineal and other central nervous system tissues.
Synonym(s): acervulus, brain sand, psammoma bodies (2)
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Acervulus

A small flat, round mass of asexual fruiting hyphae with spore-bearing conidophores, found in fungi of the Order Melanconiales.
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