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ISLETS OF LANGERHANS

Dictionary entry overview: What does islets of Langerhans mean?

• ISLETS OF LANGERHANS (noun)
The noun ISLETS OF LANGERHANS has 1 sense:

1. cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones

Familiarity information: ISLETS OF LANGERHANS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ISLETS OF LANGERHANS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

islands of Langerhans; isles of Langerhans; islets of Langerhans

Hypernyms ("islets of Langerhans" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Holonyms ("islets of Langerhans" is a part of...):

pancreas (a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)

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