Any of several elongated epithelial cells whose function is primarily to provide support, as the Sertoli cell in the testis, and similar cells in the olfactory organs and taste buds.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Quain's Elements of Anatomy.
Definition of sustentacular cell in US English:
sustentacular cell
noun
Anatomy Zoology
Any of several elongated epithelial cells whose function is primarily to provide support, as the Sertoli cell in the testis, and similar cells in the olfactory organs and taste buds.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Quain's Elements of Anatomy.