"alpha cell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alpha cells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alpha cell (plural alpha cells)
  1. (anatomy) An acidophil of the adenohypophysis. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-alpha_cell-en-noun-ug-BpXvP Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that synthesizes and secretes glucagon. Categories (topical): Anatomy Related terms: beta cell Translations (endocrine cell in the pancreas that synthesizes and secretes glucagon): alfa-sejt (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-alpha_cell-en-noun-17gyvWRy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 79 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'endocrine cell in the pancreas that synthesizes and secretes glucagon': 5 95

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