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beta cell
noun
Definition of BETA CELL
: any of the insulin-secreting pancreatic cells in the islets of Langerhans
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First Known Use of BETA CELL
1926
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beta cell
noun
Medical Definition of BETA CELL
: any of various secretory cells distinguished by their basophilic staining characters: as a : a pituitary basophil b : an insulin-secreting cell of the islets of Langerhans—compare alpha cell
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