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

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