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acinus
noun
[ ˈasɪnəs ]
• 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.
Origin:
mid 18th century: Latin, literally ‘a kernel’.
