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ACINIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acinic mean?
• ACINIC (adjective)
The adjective ACINIC has 1 sense:
1. pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
Familiarity information: ACINIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
acinar; acinic; acinose; acinous
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
Representative examples include acinic cell carcinoma, basal cell adenocarcinoma, cystadenocarcinoma, and oncocytic carcinoma.
(Parotid Gland Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include adenoid cystic carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma, and mucinous adenocarcinoma.
(Minor Salivary Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A breast adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of serous (acinic cell) differentiation.
(Acinic Cell Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
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