(ăs′ĭ-nŭs)
[Pronunciation]
pl.
[L., grape]
1. The smallest division of a gland; a group of secretory cells surrounding a cavity.
2. The terminal respiratory gas exchange unit of the lung, composed of airways and alveoli distal to a terminal bronchiole.
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