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acinus
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[ˈasɪnəs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small saclike cavity in a gland, surrounded by secretory cells
- a region of the lung supplied with air from one of the terminal bronchioles
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Origin
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Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘kernel’
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