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Nov 29, 2009
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is'let of Lang'er•hans



Pronunciation: (läng'ur-häns", -hänz", läng'gur-), [key] Anat.
any of several masses of endocrine cells in the pancreas that secrete insulin, somatostatin, and glucagon. Also called is'land of Lang'erhans.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

islet cell adenomaIslington
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