The secretory unit of a mucous gland. The acinar portion is composed of mucous secreting cells. [ http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/intro/glands.htm http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: mucus acinus acinus of mucuous gland
This is just here as a test because I lose it
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Subclass of:
- acinus of exocrine gland
- glandular acinus
- composed primarily of some mucus secreting cell
- part of some mucous gland