Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

islets of langerhans

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: islet-s of langer-hans
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.

Example Sentences

"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)."

Etymology

Translating French îlots de Langerhans; named after Paul Langerhans, the German anatomist who discovered these regions in the pancreas.

Inflected Forms

islet of Langerhans (singular)

Synonyms

islands of langerhans isles of langerhans

Questions

What does islets of langerhans mean?: Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.
Where does islets of langerhans come from?: Translating French îlots de Langerhans; named after Paul Langerhans, the German anatomist who discovered these regions in the pancreas.

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