- Dictionary
- I
- Islet
- Related Words
Words related to islet
is·let
I i -
millerbird
a rare, small, gray-brown, thin-billed warbler, Acrocephalus familiaris, occurring only on the Hawaiian islet of Nihoa: the subspecies that inhabited the islet of Laysan is now extinct. -
b cell
Also called B lymphocyte. a type of lymphocyte, developed in bone marrow, that circulates in the blood and lymph and, upon encountering a particular foreign antigen, differentiates into a clone of plasma cells that secrete a specific antibody and a clone of memory cells that make the antibody on subsequent encounters. -
holm
Hanya [hahn-ye] /ˌhɑn yɛ/ (Show IPA), 1895?–1992, U.S. dancer, choreographer, and teacher; born in Germany. -
insulinoma
a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia. -
-
islet of langerhans
any of several masses of endocrine cells in the pancreas that secrete insulin, somatostatin, and glucagon.