"islets of Langerhans" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: islet of Langerhans [singular]
Etymology: Translating French îlots de Langerhans; named after Paul Langerhans, the German anatomist who discovered these regions in the pancreas. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|îlots de Langerhans}} French îlots de Langerhans Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=islets of Langerhans|sg=islet of Langerhans}} islets of Langerhans pl (normally plural, singular islet of Langerhans)
  1. (anatomy, biology) Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells. Wikipedia link: islets of Langerhans Tags: plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology Translations (regions in the pancreas): 胰島 (Chinese Mandarin), 胰岛 (yídǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), îlots de Langerhans [masculine, plural] (French), Langerhans-Inseln [feminine, plural] (German), Langerhans-szigetek [plural] (Hungarian), insíní Langerhans [masculine, plural] (Irish), ランゲルハンス島 (rangeruhansutō) (Japanese), 膵島 (suitō) (Japanese), អ៊ីឡូឡង់សេរ៉ង់ (ʼiilou lɑngseerɑng) (Khmer), អ៊ីឡូឡង់កេរ៉ង់ (ʼiilou lɑngkeerɑng) (Khmer), insulele lui Langerhans [feminine, plural] (Romanian), ynysoedd Langerhans [feminine, plural] (Welsh)

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