Nesidioblast

Nesidioblast: Nesidio|blạst [gr. νησίδιον = Inselchen u. ↑...blast] m; -en, -en (meist Mehrz.): die Inselzellen der Bauchspeicheldrüse.

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nesidioblast — Precursor cell of pancreatic B cells … Dictionary of molecular biology
nesidioblast — A pancreatic islet forming cell. [G. nesidion, dim. of nesos, island, + blastos, germ] * * * ne·sid·io·blast (ne sidґe o blast″) [Gr. nēsidion islet + blast] any of the cells that mature to become islet cells … Medical dictionary
Nesidioblast — Ne|si|di|o|blast* der; en, en (meist Plur.) <zu gr. nēsídion »Inselchen« u. blastós »Spross, Trieb«> Inselzelle der Bauchspeicheldrüse (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
nesidioblastosis — Hyperplasia of the cells of the islets of Langerhans. [nesidioblast + G. osis, tumor] * * * n. a rare condition of childhood in which abnormal cells in the pancreas fail to mature properly and secrete a selection of hormones (including insulin)… … Medical dictionary

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