Pronunciation: - ' lä ŋ - ə r- ˌ hänz, - ˌ hän(t)s
Etymology: Paul Langerhans † 1888 German physician
Date: 1896
: any of the groups of small slightly granular endocrine cells that form anastomosing trabeculae among the tubules and alveoli of the pancreas and secrete insulin and glucagon