Schwann cell

Schwann cell  (shwän, shvän)

n.

See neurilemma.

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[After Theodor Schwann.]

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Schwann cell  (shwän, shvän)

Any of the cells that cover the axons in the peripheral nervous system and form the myelin sheath. See more at myelin.

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Noun

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Schwann cell - any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath somatic cell, vegetative cell - any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells";