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acinus

NOUN
  1. one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
  2. one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry

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  • Thylacinus macknessi, a specialised thylacinid (Marsupialia: Thylacinidae) from Miocene deposits of Riversleigh, north-western Queensland. Australian Fossil Mammal Sites, Australia
  • Emphysema is classified into three subtypes based on the portion of the acinus that is involved.
  • Et quidem, si maxime nulla unquam prava cogitatio in corde hominis corrupti exoriretur, si nullum verbum otiosum proferretur, si nullum malum opus aut facinus designaretur: tamen natura nihilominus corrupta est per originate peccatum, quod nobis ratione corrupti seminis agnatum est, quod ipsum etiam scaturigo est omnium aliorum actualium peccatorum, ut sunt pravae cogitationes, prava colloquia, prave et scelerate facta. The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches.
  • Panlobular emphysema, also referred to as panacinar emphysema, affects the acinus of the entire secondary lobule.
  • In a worde, what was sayd of Cinna, might well be applyed to him, Erat illi consilium ad facinus aptum, consilio autem neque lingua neque manus deerat, he had a heade to contryve, and a tounge to perswade, and a hande to exequte any mischieve; his death therfore seemed to be a greate deliverance to the nation. Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles
  • Hunc hominem decet auro expendi, huic decet statuam statui ex auro; 640 nam duplex hodie facinus feci, duplicibus spoliis sum adfectus. erum maiorem meum ut ego hodie lusi lepide, ut ludificatust. callidum senem callidis dolis compuli et perpuli, mi omnia ut crederet. Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives
  • The acinus or primary pulmonary lobule (the basic unit of gas exchange) consists of one terminal bronchiole, two to five generations of respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli.
  • Objective To investigate the three - dimensional structure of normal and cancerous female mammary duct and acinus system.
  • Facinus est cruciare civem Romanum; scelus verberare; prope parricidium necare: quid dicam in crucem tollere?” The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
  • There is good evidence for structural and functional diversity within a hepatic acinus, which is the smallest structural / functional unit in the organ.
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