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islets of Langerhans

islets of Langerhans noun: distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.

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

islets of Langerhans meaning in Tamil and Arabic

islets of Langerhans in Tamil

கணைய இயக்குநீர் சுரப்பிப் பகுதி, லாங்கர்ஹர்ன் திட்டுக்கள், இலஞ்சகன்சுச்சிறுதீவுகள்

islets of Langerhans in Arabic

regions in the pancreas
جُزَيْرَاتُ لَنْكَرْهَنْسَ juzayrātu lankarhansa

Forms of islets of Langerhans

singularislet of Langerhans

Origin of islets of Langerhans

Translating French îlots de Langerhans; named after Paul Langerhans, the German anatomist who discovered these regions in the pancreas.

Questions about islets of Langerhans

What does islets of Langerhans mean?
Islets of Langerhans means distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.
What is islets of Langerhans in Tamil?
Islets of Langerhans in Tamil is கணைய இயக்குநீர் சுரப்பிப் பகுதி, லாங்கர்ஹர்ன் திட்டுக்கள், இலஞ்சகன்சுச்சிறுதீவுகள். See Islets of Langerhans meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is islets of Langerhans?
Islets of Langerhans is a noun.

Words near islets of Langerhans in the dictionary

  1. islet of Langerhans
  2. Isleta
  3. isleted
  4. Isleton
  5. islets
  6. islets of Langerhans
  7. isleward
  8. Isleworth
  9. Isley
  10. Isleys
  11. Islington

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