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ISLAND'S OF LANGERHANS

\ˈa͡ɪləndz ɒv lˈaŋɡəhənz], \ˈa‍ɪləndz ɒv lˈaŋɡəhənz], \ˈaɪ_l_ə_n_d_z ɒ_v l_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_ə_h_ə_n_z]\

Definitions of ISLAND'S OF LANGERHANS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Special cells in the pancreas supposed to form an internal secretion concerned in carbohydrate metabolism.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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