| islet cell t. |
a tumor of the islets of Langerhans; many secrete excessive amounts of hormones. Types include gastrinoma, glucagonoma, insulinoma, somatostatinoma, and VIPoma. Called also nesidioblastoma.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| islets of Langerhans |
Clusters of hormone-producing cells, including alpha and beta cells, that appear throughout the pancreas.
Ãâó: www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jhtml
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| island |
A base cabinet and countertop unit that stands free, not touching any walls, so there is access from all four sides.
Ãâó: www.creativehomeowner.com/glossary/Glossi.html
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| island |
area of dry or relatively dry land surrounded by water or low wetland (archipelago, atoll, cay, hammock, hummock, isla, isle, key, moku, rock).
Ãâó: www.charttiff.com/place_names.shtml
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| island |
The islands are where social outcasts are sent; the Falkland Islands are where Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson are sent.
Ãâó: www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/BraveNewWor...
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