delta cell

noun

A kind of somatostatin-producing cell found in the stomach, intestine, and islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundelta cell (plural delta cells)

plural delta cells

  1. A kind of somatostatin-producing cell found in the stomach, intestine, and islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
Cite this entry
APA

delta cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delta%20cell

MLA

“delta cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delta%20cell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delta cell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delta%20cell.

Source: delta cell on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.