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is·lands of Lang·er·hans     (ī'ləndz; läng'ər-häns')  Pronunciation Key 
pl.n.   See islets of Langerhans.

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is·lets of Lang·er·hans     (ī'lĭts; läng'ər-häns')  Pronunciation Key 
pl.n.   Irregular clusters of endocrine cells scattered throughout the tissue of the pancreas that secrete insulin and glucagon. Also called islands of Langerhans.


[After Paul Langerhans (1847-1888), German pathologist.]

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islands of langerhans

noun
cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones 

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