Term: islands of langerhans: cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: cigar band: a narrow paper band around a cigar
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: hyoid: a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: dead duck: something doomed to failure
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: fountain: an artificially produced flow of water
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: stone: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: proletarian: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: tidal basin: a basin that is full of water at high tide
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: carbon nanotube: a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: secondary sex characteristic: the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: lutetium: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium