Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun islets_of_langerhans

1 sense of islets of langerhans

Sense 1
islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans -- (cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones)
       => endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland -- (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)