Medical Definition of Rappaport's acinus

1. The smallest functional unit of the liver, comprising all of the liver parenchyma supplied by a terminal branch of the portal vein and hepatic artery; typically involves segments of two lobules lying between two terminal hepatic venules. Synonym: Rappaport's acinus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rappaport's Acinus

rapier
rapier
rapiered
rapiers
rapilli
rapine
rapines
raping
rapini
rapist
rapists
raploch
raplochs
Rapoport-Luebering shunt
Rapoport test
Rappaport's acinus
Rappaport classification
rapparee
rapparees
rapped
rappee
rappees
rappel
rappeled
rappeling
rappelled
rappelling
rappels
rappen
rapper

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