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Leydig cell

Ley·dig cell [ ldig sèl ] (plural Ley·dig cells)


noun 
Definition:
 
hormone-secreting cell of testis: a cell that borders the sperm-producing tubes in the testis and secretes testosterone and other male sex hormones

[Early 20th century. After Franz von Leydig (1821-1908), German anatomist]
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