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

Word History

Etymology

Enrico Sertoli †1910 Italian histologist

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Sertoli cell

noun

Ser·​to·​li cell ˈsert-ə-lē-  ser-ˈtō-lē- 

variants also Sertoli's cell

-lēz- 

: 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