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noun(Ley-dig cell)a cell of interstitial tissue of the testis that is usually considered the chief source of testicular androgens and especially testosterone —called also cell of Leydig, interstitial cell of Leydig
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noun(Ley-dig cell)wolffian duct
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noun(Ley-dig cell)leydig cell
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noun(Ley-dig cell)leydig cell
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noun(Ley-dig cell)the duct of the mesonephros that persists in the female chiefly as part of the epoophoron and in the male as the duct system leaving the testis and including the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct —called also Leydig's duct, mesonephric duct