noun
islets of Langerhans; pancreatic islets
Anatomical term for the endocrine cell clusters in the pancreas. Used in medical and biological contexts.
ランゲルハンス島は膵臓に存在する内分泌細胞の集まりです。
The islets of Langerhans are clusters of endocrine cells found in the pancreas.
From German 'Langerhans-Inseln', named after the German pathologist Paul Langerhans. The Japanese term uses 島 (island) as a calque of 'Inseln'.