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islets
noun
(is-let)
a little island
islets
noun
(is-let)
islet of langerhans
islets
noun phrase
(is-let)
one of the clusters of small slightly granular endocrine cells that form anastomosing trabeculae among the tubules and alveoli of the pancreas and secrete insulin and glucagon
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