islets of Langerhans
Definitions
Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.
plural, plural-normally
Equivalents
2 more languages
العربيةجُزَيْرَاتُ لَنْكَرْهَنْسَ
ភាសាខ្មែរអ៊ីឡូឡង់សេរ៉ង់
Examples
“Edward Sharpey-Schäfer determined that the substance necessary for carbohydrate metabolism was produced in the Islets of Langerhans, naming this new substance ‘insuline’ after the Latin insula (island).”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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