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ACINAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to the individual parts making up an aggregate fruit like a blackberry
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
acinus (one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry)
Derivation:
acinus (one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
Synonyms:
acinar; acinic; acinose; acinous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
acinus (one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland)
Derivation:
acinus (one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland)
Context examples:
These cells are thought to act as signal transducers, influencing the degranulation of the acinar cells.
(Pancreatic Centroacinar Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by acinar differentiation, the formation of squamoid corpuscles, and the formation of stromal bands.
(Pancreatoblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An adenocarcinoma with serous acinar cell differentiation that arises from the parotid gland.
(Parotid Gland Acinic Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of neoplastic cells that resemble acinar cells and produce pancreatic exocrine enzymes.
(Pancreatic Acinar Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
The cysts are lined by well-differentiated cells which show acinar differentiation.
(Pancreatic Acinar Cell Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of relatively uniform malignant cells which form acinar patterns.
(Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A cystic adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of relatively uniform neoplastic cells which produce pancreatic enzymes and are arranged in acinar patterns.
(Pancreatic Acinar Cell Cystadenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is typically seen in 10-15 % of patients with pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma.
(Lipase Hypersecretion Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
The portion of the salivary system that conveys the saliva produced in the acinar salivary gland system to the oral cavity.
(Duct Salivary Gland System, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic variant of lung adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of acinar structures composed of columnar or cuboidal cells.
(Acinar Lung Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
