Definition of Schwann

1. Noun. German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882).

Exact synonyms: Theodor Schwann
Generic synonyms: Histologist, Physiologist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Schwann

Schutz' bundle
Schutz' law
Schutzstaffel
Schutz rule
schuyt
schuyts
schvartze
schvartzes
schwa
Schwabach test
Schwalbe's corpuscle
Schwalbe's nucleus
Schwalbe's ring
Schwalbe's spaces
schwan's sheath
Schwann (current term)
schwann's white substance
schwannoma
schwannoma derived growth factor
schwannosis
Schwann cell
Schwann cell
schwann cells
Schwann cell unit
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
schwartze
schwartzes
Schwartzmann reaction
Schwartz syndrome

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