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SERTOLI'S CELL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sertoli's cell mean?
• SERTOLI'S CELL (noun)
The noun SERTOLI'S CELL has 1 sense:
1. elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids
Familiarity information: SERTOLI'S CELL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("Sertoli'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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