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acinic — SYN: acinar. * * * acin·ic ə sin ik adj ACINAR <acinic carcinoma> * * * acin·ic (ə sinґik) acinar … Medical dictionary
Acinic cell carcinoma — is a tumor most commonly found in the parotid gland. The disease presents as a slow growing mass, sometimes associated with pain or tenderness. Many people don t have the tumor thoughThese tumors which resemble serous acinar cells vary in their… … Wikipedia
acinic — See acinus. * * * … Universalium
acinic — adj. of or pertaining to an acinus, resembling an acinus … English contemporary dictionary
acinic — adjective pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) • Syn: ↑acinar, ↑acinous, ↑acinose • Pertains to noun: ↑acinus, ↑acinus (for: ↑acinose), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
acinic cell adenocarcinoma — acinous adenocarcinoma see under carcinoma … Medical dictionary
acinar carcinoma — acinic cell carcinoma, acinous carcinoma a slow growing malignant tumor characterized by acinic cells arranged in small glandlike structures, usually occurring in the pancreas or salivary glands, particularly in females. Called also acinar,… … Medical dictionary
acinar cell — acinic cell, acinous cell any of the cells lining an acinus, especially applied to the zymogen secreting cells of the pancreatic acini … Medical dictionary
acinar cell tumor — acinic cell tumor acinar carcinoma; see under carcinoma … Medical dictionary
carcinoma — Any of various types of malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells, chiefly glandular (adenocarcinoma) or squamous (squamous cell c.); the most commonly occurring kind of cancer. [G. karkinoma, fr. karkinos, cancer, + oma, tumor] Like other … Medical dictionary
