leydig cell

1. 1.

   a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone

   SynonymsLeydig's cell

   Broadercell

Questions about leydig cell

What does leydig cell mean?

leydig cell means "a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone".

What is another word for leydig cell?

Close synonyms include Leydig's cell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leydig cell a common word?

leydig cell is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.