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islet of Langerhans

[ lahng-er-hahns, -hahnz, lahng-ger- ]

noun

, Anatomy.
  1. any of several masses of endocrine cells in the pancreas that secrete insulin, somatostatin, and glucagon.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of islet of Langerhans1

Named after Paul Langerhans (1847–88), German anatomist, who described them in 1869

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