| island of Langerhans |
see "islet of Langerhans." |
| isle |
an island, esp. a small one. |
| islet |
a tiny island. |
| islet of Langerhans |
an irregular mass of endocrine cells in the pancreas that secretes insulin. |
| -ism |
practice; activity; process. [5 definitions] |
| ism |
a distinctive theory or set of beliefs or practices. |
| Ismaros |
a mountain in Thrace where, according to Greek mythology, Odysseus and his men managed to flee from Polyphemus. |
| isn't |
contracted form of "is not." |
| iso- |
equal; alike. |
| isoagglutination |
the clumping of red blood cells of a person or animal when transfused with the blood serum of another member of the same species. |
| isobar |
a line on a weather map drawn between places that have the same barometric pressure during a given time or period. [2 definitions] |
| isochronal |
equal in time or duration. [2 definitions] |
| isocline |
geological strata so compressed or tightly folded that they dip equally in the same direction. |
| isodynamic |
pertaining to or having equal force or strength. [2 definitions] |
| isogamete |
either of a pair of uniting gametes that are similar in their size, structure, activity, and the like. (Cf. heterogamete.) |
| isogenous |
of the same or similar origin; corresponding genetically, as the parts derived from the same tissues of an embryo. |
| isogonic |
of, pertaining to, or having equal angles; equiangular. [3 definitions] |
| isolate |
to set apart from other things or people. [3 definitions] |
| isolated |
apart from other persons or things; remote. [3 definitions] |
| isolation |
the act of isolating or state of being isolated. [3 definitions] |
| isolationism |
a policy or doctrine whereby a nation or country elects not to involve itself in the affairs of other nations or countries. |