Sertoli cell
noun
Ser·to·li cell
ˌsər-ˈtō-lē- 
: one of the elongated striated cells lining the seminiferous tubules that support and apparently nourish the spermatids
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Sertoli cell
noun
Ser·to·li cell
ˈsert-ə-lē-
ser-ˈtō-lē-
ser-ˈtō-lē-
variants
also Sertoli's cell
: any of the elongated striated cells in the seminiferous tubules of the testis to which the spermatids become attached and from which they apparently derive nourishment
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