nesidioblast

nesidioblast
A pancreatic islet-forming cell. [G. nesidion, dim. of nesos, island, + blastos, germ]

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ne·sid·io·blast (ne-sidґe-o-blast″) [Gr. nēsidion islet + -blast] any of the cells that mature to become islet cells.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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