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acini.

See acinus.

acinus [as´ĭ-nus] (pl. a´cini) (L.)

any of the smallest lobules of a compound gland.

liver acinus the smallest functional unit of the liver, a mass of liver parenchyma that is supplied by terminal branches of the portal vein and hepatic artery and drained by a terminal branch of the bile duct.

Liver acinus: Hepatic lobules are represented by hexagons (solid lines); liver acinus is represented by rhombus (dotted line). From Dorland's, 2000.

pulmonary acinus terminal respiratory unit.

acini

Plural of acinus, eg, milk-producing glands of breast

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