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| Schwann cell [ shwn sèl, shvn sèl ] (plural Schwann cells) |
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cell forming nerve sheath: a cell of the peripheral nervous system that wraps around a nerve fiber and forms the myelin sheath
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| [Early 20th century. After Theodor Schwann (1810-1882), German physiologist] |
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