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Definition of Islets

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

Meaning of Islets from wikipedia

- Libya and Malta involving the islet of Filfla. There are thousands of islets on Earth: approximately 24,000 islands and islets in the Stockholm archipelago...
- The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (hormone-producing) cells, discovered in 1869...
- 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)...
- The islets of Granada (Spanish: Isletas de Granada) are located in Lake Nicaragua, just southeast of the city of Granada in Nicaragua. The islets are...
- Islands Usok Island Agdapdap Islet Aguada Islet Alad Island Alfonso XIII (Molo) Island Aregita Islets Baboy-baboy Islets Bang-og Island Banton Island...
- 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)...
- The Islets of Ksamil (Albanian: Ishujt e Ksamilit or Ishujt e Tetranisit), consist of four rocky islets located in the direct proximity to the Ionian...
- diabetes. Once transplanted, the islets begin to produce insulin, actively regulating the level of glucose in the blood. Islets are usually infused into the...
- territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles)...
- islands, islets and rock formations include the following: The Bailiwick includes the uninhabited (or nearly uninhabited) islands and islets of: The archipelago...