Definition of Schwann cell

1. Noun. Any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath.

Generic synonyms: Somatic Cell, Vegetative Cell

Medical Definition of Schwann cell

1. A specialised glial cell that wraps around vertebrate axons providing extremely good electrical insulation. Separated by nodes of Ranvier about once every millimetre, at which the axon surface is exposed to the environment. See: saltatory conduction, myelin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Schwann Cell

schvartze
schvartzes
schwa
Schwabach test
Schwalbe's corpuscle
Schwalbe's nucleus
Schwalbe's ring
Schwalbe's spaces
schwan's sheath
Schwann
schwann's white substance
schwannoma
schwannoma derived growth factor
schwannosis
Schwann cell (current term)
Schwann cell (current term)
schwann cells
Schwann cell unit
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
schwartze
schwartzes
Schwartzmann reaction
Schwartz syndrome
Schwartz tractotomy
Schwarzwald
schwas
Schweitzer
Schweiz
Schweninger's method

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