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Definition of Islet

Islet
Islet Is"let, n. [OF. islette (cf. F. [^i]lot), dim. of isle.] A little island.

Meaning of Islet from wikipedia

- An islet (/ˈaɪlət/ EYE-lət) is generally a small island. Definitions vary, and are not precise, but some suggest that an islet is a very small, often...
- The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (hormone-producing) cells, discovered in 1869...
- (****ar) Island Nabagbagan Islets Nilintian Islet Origon Islets Otod Islet Paksi Islet Pez Islet Polloc Island Prat Islets Puro Islet Ramiligan Island Romblon...
- Korea. The Liancourt Rocks comprise two main islets and 35 smaller rocks; the total surface area of the islets is 0.187554 square kilometres (46.346 acres)...
- Hoynat Islet (a.k.a. Perşembe Islet Turkish: Hoynat Adası) is a Turkish islet in the Black Sea. Administratively it is a part of Perşembe ilçe (district)...
- Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small community located near the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario, Canada. A...
- miles)); 2 islets of the Coringa Islets 50 to 60 km further Southwest: Southwest Islet or Coringa Islet (area 0.173 km2), and Chilcott Islet (area 0.163 km2)...
- complex. PanNETs are sometimes called "islet cell cancers", though they are now known to not actually arise from islet cells as previously thought. Since...
- the parathyroids and the neuroendocrine adrenals, as well as endocrine islet tissue embedded within glandular tissue such as in the pancreas, and scattered...
- Boundary Islet, historically known as North East Islet, is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) islet in the Hogan Island Group of B**** Strait, at a latitude of 39°12′...