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pancreatic polypeptide

pancreatic polypeptide noun: a polypeptide hormone made by specialized cells within the islets of Langerhans.

Noun

pancreatic polypeptide (plural pancreatic polypeptides)

  1. A polypeptide hormone made by specialized cells within the islets of Langerhans.

Forms of pancreatic polypeptide

pluralpancreatic polypeptides

Questions about pancreatic polypeptide

What does pancreatic polypeptide mean?
Pancreatic polypeptide means a polypeptide hormone made by specialized cells within the islets of Langerhans.
What part of speech is pancreatic polypeptide?
Pancreatic polypeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of pancreatic polypeptide?
The plural of pancreatic polypeptide is pancreatic polypeptides.

Words near pancreatic polypeptide in the dictionary

  1. pancreatic lipases
  2. pancreatic notch
  3. pancreatic notches
  4. pancreatic plexus
  5. pancreatic plexuses
  6. pancreatic polypeptide
  7. pancreatic polypeptides
  8. pancreatic pseudocyst
  9. pancreatic pseudocysts
  10. pancreatic vein
  11. pancreatic veins

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