noun
- a very small island
- a small isolated group of cells or tissue in the body
Usage: medical
Examples
- The boat anchored near a rocky islet in the bay.
- We spotted seabirds nesting on the small islet.
- The tropical islet was barely large enough for a few palm trees.
- They explored every islet in the archipelago.
- The pancreatic islets produce insulin.
- Damage to the islets of Langerhans can cause diabetes.