Noun acinus has 2 senses

1. acinus - one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
   --₁ is a kind of drupelet
   
2. acinus - one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
   --₂ is a kind of sac
   --₂ is a part of gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter
   

Acinus

Noun:

• a small sac-like structure, especially in anatomy; also known as an alveolus
• a structural unit within a compound gland

Sample Sentences:

• The acinus is the basic functional unit of the lung.
• The pancreas contains many acini, each producing different enzymes.

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