| schwan |
| schwann | (n) German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882), Syn. Theodor Schwann |
| schwann cell | (n) any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath |
| Schwann's sheath | [ So called from Theodor Schwann, a German anatomist of the 19th century. ] (Anat.) The neurilemma. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Schwann's white substance | (Anat.) The substance of the medullary sheath. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Schwanpan | n. Chinese abacus. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 白鳥 | [はくちょう, hakuchou] Schwan [Add to Longdo] |