schwann cell

English - Turkish

Definition of schwann cell in English Turkish dictionary

schwann hücre

English - English

Definition of schwann cell in English English dictionary

Glia of the peripheral nervous system involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology

Any of the cells that cover the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and form the myelin sheath

any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath

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Hyphenation

Schwann cell

Etymology

[ 'shwän- ] (noun.) circa 1909. After their discoverer Theodor Schwann (1810–1882), German physiologist.