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Schwann Cell

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Noun

1. schwann cell

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Schwann Cell

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any of the cells covering the myelin sheath that surrounds and insulates an axon of a nerve cell
see also node of Ranvier

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Schwann Cell

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n.
Any of the cells that surround the axons of the peripheral nerves, forming the myelin sheath of myelinated nerve fibers and providing support for nonmyelinated nerve fibers. Also called neurilemma.

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