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islet of Langerhans

islet of Langerhans is the singular of islets of Langerhans.

Meaning of islets of Langerhans

Noun

islets of Langerhans pl (normally plural, singular islet of Langerhans)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.
    • Edward Sharpey-Schäfer determined that the substance necessary for carbohydrate metabolism was produced in the Islets of Langerhans, naming this new substance ‘insuline’ after the Latin insula (island).1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 545

Forms of islet of Langerhans

pluralislets of Langerhans

Questions about islet of Langerhans

What is islet of Langerhans the singular of?
Islet of Langerhans is the singular of islets of Langerhans.

Words near islet of Langerhans in the dictionary

  1. Isles of Scilly
  2. Islesboro
  3. islesman
  4. islesmen
  5. islet
  6. islet of Langerhans
  7. Isleta
  8. isleted
  9. Isleton
  10. islets
  11. islets of Langerhans

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