English Explanatory Dictionary

islets of Langerhans

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.

Word forms

islets of Langerhans islet of Langerhans

Etymology

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

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