sustentacular cell
sus·ten·tac·u·lar cell
noun \ˌsəs-tən-ˈta-kyə-lər-, -ˌten-\Definition of SUSTENTACULAR CELL
: a supporting epithelial cell (as a Sertoli cell or a cell of the olfactory epithelium) that lacks a specialized function (as nerve-impulse conduction)
Origin of SUSTENTACULAR CELL
New Latin sustentaculum supporting part, from Latin, prop, from sustentare
First Known Use: 1901
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