islet

About 1.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small island.

   There is an islet on the other side of this body of water.

2. noun An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.

Similar words

isle island atoll cay ait oasis key block patch pancreatic

Often followed by

cell cells of in tissue transplantation and is was

Word family

islets