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Leydig cell
or Ley·dig's cell
[ lahy-dig ]
noun
, Anatomy.
- any of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Leydig cell1
1900–05; named after F. von Leydig (1821–1908), German physiologist
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