transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈläŋ-ər-ˌhänz, -ˌhän(t)s ]
Etymology: Paul Langerhans died 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