islet
Use Islet in a sentence
lɪt noun
1.
a very small island.
adjective
2.
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islet (ˈaɪlɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a small island | |
| [C16: from Old French islette; see | |
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Islet
is always a great word to know.
So is facial nerve. Does it mean:
| either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing |
| a pair of the largest nerves in the body that originate in the lower back and extend down to above the knees, where they divide into other nerves |
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Medical Dictionary
islet is·let (ī'lĭt)
n.
A small island.
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Example sentences
Many diabetes researchers insist that a cure lies instead in research on stem cells and islet cell transplants.
Plans were in store to built a full-service spa on its one islet.
Tumors can also occur in these cells, but they are called islet cell tumors.
Researchers have made progress recently in human-to-human islet cell transplantation.
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