schwann cell

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

   Broadersomatic cell

Questions about schwann cell

What does schwann cell mean?

schwann cell means "any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath".

Is schwann cell a common word?

schwann cell is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.