insulitis

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noun

inflammation of the islands of Langerhans

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nouninsulitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineinflammation of the islands of Langerhans

Origin

  1. Latininsula“island”
  2. Englishinsulitis

From Latin insula (“island”) + -itis.

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Chicago

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