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LEYDIG CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Leydig cell" is a kind of...):
cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
Context examples:
Leydig cells are rare or absent.
(Benign Testicular Sertoli Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Leydig cells are also present forming clusters at the periphery of the cellular aggregates.
(Intermediate Differentiated Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A Leydig cell tumor which does not recur or metastasize.
(Benign Leydig Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
It is predominantly or completely composed of Leydig cells which may contain crystals of Reinke.
(Leydig Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called androblastoma and Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary.
(Arrhenoblastoma, NCI Dictionary)
The rectangular crystalline-like structures comprised of proteins found in the cytoplasm of Leydig cells within the testes.
(Crystal of Reinke, NCI Thesaurus)
An ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of intermediate differentiation, characterized by the presence of a heterologous component, usually consisting of cartilage, skeletal muscle, or rhabdomyosarcoma.
(Intermediate Differentiated Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor, Variant with Heterologous Elements, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign Leydig cell tumor which arises in the hilar area of the ovary.
(Ovarian Hilus Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
An ovarian Leydig cell tumor for which the site of origin (ovarian hilus or ovarian stroma) cannot be determined.
(Ovarian Leydig Cell Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified, NCI Thesaurus)
A Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary in which anastomosing, slit-like spaces resembling rete testis constitute at least 90% of the tumor elements.
(Ovarian Retiform Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
