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acinus [as´ĭ-nus] (pl. a´cini) (L.) any of the smallest lobules of a compound gland.liver acinus the smallest functional unit of the liver, a mass of liver parenchyma that is supplied by terminal branches of the portal vein and hepatic artery and drained by a terminal branch of the bile duct. Liver acinus: Hepatic lobules are represented by hexagons (solid lines); liver acinus is represented by rhombus (dotted line). From Dorland's, 2000. pulmonary acinus terminal respiratory unit.ac·i·ni (as'i-nī), Plural of acinus.acini Plural of acinus, see there.acini Plural of acinus, eg, milk-producing glands of breastac·i·ni (as'i-nī) Plural of acinus. |