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cell of leydig — Usage: usually capitalized L : leydig cell … Useful english dictionary
interstitial cell of Leydig — n LEYDIG CELL … Medical dictionary
Leydig cell — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 258 GrayPage = 1243 Caption = Histological section through testicular parenchyma of a boar. 1 Lumen of convoluted part of the seminiferous tubules, 2 spermatids, 3 spermatocytes, 4… … Wikipedia
Leydig cell — Ley·dig cell lī dig also Ley·dig s cell dig(z) n a cell of interstitial tissue of the testis that is usu. considered the chief source of testicular androgens and esp. testosterone called also cell of Leydig, interstitial cell of Leydig Ley·dig lī … Medical dictionary
Leydig cell — noun a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone • Syn: ↑Leydig s cell • Hypernyms: ↑cell * * * /luy dig/, Anat. any of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens. Also, Leydig s cell. [1900 05; named after F. von … Useful english dictionary
Leydig's cell — noun a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone • Syn: ↑Leydig cell • Hypernyms: ↑cell * * * noun see leydig cell … Useful english dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Leydig cell — /luy dig/, Anat. any of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens. Also, Leydig s cell. [1900 05; named after F. von Leydig (1821 1908), German physiologist] * * * … Universalium
Leydig cell tumor — 1. the most common nongerminal tumor of the testis, derived from the Leydig cells of the testis; such tumors are rarely malignant. Called also interstitial cell t. 2. hilar cell t … Medical dictionary
Leydig cells cylinders — Ley·dig cells, cylinders (liґdig) [Franz von Leydig, German anatomist, 1821–1908] see under cell and cylinder … Medical dictionary
