SUSTENTACULAR CELL


Meaning of SUSTENTACULAR CELL in English

[sus.ten.tac.u.lar cell] n [NL sustentaculum supporting part, fr. L, prop, fr. sustentare] (1901): a supporting epithelial cell (as a Sertoli cell or a cell of the olfactory epithelium) that lacks a specialized function (as nerve-impulse conduction)

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