- islands of pancreas
- pancreatic islets.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
islands of pancreas
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pancreas — pancreatic /pan kree at ik, pang /, adj. /pan kree euhs, pang /, n. Anat., Zool. a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin. Cf. islet of… … Universalium
islands of Langerhans — noun cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones • Syn: ↑isles of Langerhans, ↑islets of Langerhans • Hypernyms: ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland • … Useful english dictionary
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Islets of Langerhans — Known as the insulin producing tissue, the islets of Langerhans do more than that. They are groups of specialized cells in the pancreas that make and secrete hormones. Named after the German pathologist Paul Langerhans (1847 1888), who discovered … Medical dictionary
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Langerhans, islets of — or islands of Langerhans Irregularly shaped patches of endocrine tissue in the pancreas. The normal human pancreas has about one million of them. Beta cells, the most common islet cells, produce insulin to regulate blood glucose. (Inadequate… … Universalium
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