Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,017,521,889 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

acinic

   Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.
ac·i·nus  (s-ns)
n. pl. ac·i·ni (-n)
One of the small saclike dilations composing a compound gland.

[Latin, berry.]

a·cinic (-snk), aci·nous adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.acinicacinic - pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
The differential diagnosis is centered on tumors whose histologic characteristics are similar, such as mucoepidermoid carcinoma, sebaceous cell carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, mixed tumor, and metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
The course of acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland following surgical and nonsurgical interventions is variable.
Frozen sections are often unreliable because they have difficulty distinguishing a renal carcinoma from an oncocytoma, an odontogenic tumor, and an acinic cell, thyroid, and lung carcinoma.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.