acinar

[as-uh-nuhs]

noun, plural ac·i·ni

[-nahy] .

Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.

a berry, as a grape or currant.

Anatomy.

a minute rounded lobule.

the smallest secreting portion of a gland.

Origin:
1725–35; < Latin: grape, berry, seed of a berry

Related forms

ac·i·nar

[as-uh-ner, -nahr] , a·cin·ic

[uh-sin-ik] , adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Acinar is always a great word to know.

So is columnar cells. Does it mean:

endocrine gland consisting of two lobes near the base of the neck

an epithelial cell similar in shape to a column

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

acinar ac·i·nar (ās'ĭ-nər, -när')
adj.
Relating to an acinus.

Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com

Quote Of The Day

ac·i·nus