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Leydig cell

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lī′dig)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Ley′dig cell′ (lī′dig),USA pronunciation [Anat.]

Anatomyany of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens.

Also, Ley′dig's cell′.

named after French. von Leydig (1821–1908), German physiologist 1900–05

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