endocrine gland vs islands of Langerhans

islands of Langerhans vs endocrine gland

endocrine gland and islands of Langerhans both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
endocrine gland	Yes	No	No	No
islands of Langerhans	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, islands of Langerhans is a hyponym of endocrine gland; that is, islands of Langerhans is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than endocrine gland:

endocrine gland: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
islands of Langerhans: cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones

Other hyponyms of endocrine gland include thyroid, thyroid gland, parathyroid, parathyroid gland, adrenal, adrenal gland, suprarenal gland, prostate, prostate gland, thymus, thymus gland, hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland, adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, pars anterior, pars distilis, pars intermedia, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, epiphysis, epiphysis cerebri, pineal body, pineal gland, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans, adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla, corpus luteum, gonad, sex gland.

endocrine gland (noun)	islands of Langerhans (noun)
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream	cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones

Difference between endocrine gland and islands of Langerhans

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