islet

Example Sentences

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Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP recently.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Many scientists view this field as the future of transplantation because stem cells can provide a virtually unlimited supply of islet cells for research and clinical use.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

They then used a gentle pre-transplant preparation involving immune-targeting antibodies and low-dose radiation, followed by a transplant of blood stem cells and islet cells from an unrelated donor, to restore blood sugar control.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

In this disease, the body's own immune defenses mistakenly attack and destroy the insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

Every islet is thick with farms and fishermen’s houses, and these are gathered into townships each of ten or twenty islets.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin