SYN: corpora arenacea, under corpus. [Mod. L. dim. of L. acervus, a heap]
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acer·vu·lus (ə-surґvu-ləs) pl. acerґvuli [L., dim. of acervus a heap] in Fungi Imperfecti, a conidioma with a saucer-shaped surface where conidia form underneath a dome of tissue that ruptures at maturity to release the conidia.Medical dictionary. 2011.