isletnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈaɪ.lət/us/ˈaɪ.lət/islet noun [ C ] (ISLAND)
a small island:
an islet in the San Blas archipelago
islet noun [ C ] (CELLS)
specialized medical one of many groups of cells in the pancreas that produce hormones such as insulin
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- platysma
- vitreous humour
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