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beta cells

beta cells is the plural of beta cell.

Meaning of beta cell

Noun

beta cell (plural beta cells)

  1. A basophil of the adenohypophysis.
  2. An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, primarily responsible for the storage and release of insulin.

Questions about beta cells

What is beta cells the plural of?
Beta cells is the plural of beta cell.

Words near beta cells in the dictionary

  1. Beta Canis Majoris
  2. beta carbon nitride
  3. beta carbon nitrides
  4. beta carotene
  5. beta cell
  6. beta cells
  7. Beta Centauri
  8. Beta Ceti
  9. beta chain
  10. beta chains
  11. beta cities

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