islands of langerhans

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islands of langerhans - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  islands of Langerhans
      n 1: cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part
           of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones [syn:
           islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans
           ]