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acinose

 

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Adjective acinose has 1 sense
  1. acinar, acinous, acinose, acinic - pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)

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Acinose

Adjective

1. Resembling or having the shape of small rounded or berry-like bodies or cells.

Sample sentence: The acinose growth of grapes gives them their distinctive appearance.

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Adverb

1. In a manner resembling or having the shape of small rounded or berry-like bodies or cells.

Sample sentence: The tumor grew acinose and spread rapidly through the patient's body.

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Noun

1. A type of glandular tissue composed of small rounded or berry-like bodies.

Sample sentence: The acinose tissue in the pancreas secretes digestive enzymes.

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