LEYDIG'S CELL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone

Synonyms:

Leydig's cell; Leydig cell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("Leydig's cell" is a kind of...):

cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)

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