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aciniform /acin·i·form/ (ah-sin´ĭ-form) shaped like an acinus, or grape.
a·cin·i·form (-sn-fôrm)
adj.
Acinar.
aciniform
[asin′ifôrm]
Etymology: L, acinus, grape; forma, shape
shaped like a cluster of grapes. The term refers particularly to glandular tissue.
aciniform [ah-sin´ĭ-form]
shaped like a cluster of grapes.
aciniform
grapelike.
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