English Explanatory Dictionary

Schwann cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Glia of the peripheral nervous system involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology, including the myelination of axons

Word forms

Schwann cell Schwann cells

Etymology

After their discoverer Theodor Schwann (1810–1882), German physiologist.

Synonyms

lemnoblast neurolemmocyte

Related words

Schwannian
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