acini

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.

ac·i·ni

(as'i-nī), Plural of acinus.

acini

Plural of acinus, see there.

acini

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

ac·i·ni

(as'i-nī) Plural of acinus.