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acinar cell

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acinar cell
n.
A secreting cell lining an acinus, especially one of the cells of the pancreas that furnish pancreatic juice. Also called acinous cell.
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The acinar cells line the intercalated and striated ducts through which the saliva travels before it is expulsed into the mouth.
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