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SERTOLI'S CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids
Synonyms:
Sertoli's cell; Sertoli cell
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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)