islets of Langerhans

== English == === Etymology === Translating French îlots de Langerhans; named after Paul Langerhans, the German anatomist who discovered these regions in the pancreas. === Noun === islets of Langerhans pl (normally plural, singular islet of Langerhans) (anatomy, biology) Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells. ==== Translations ====