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SCHWANN CELL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("Schwann cell" is a kind of...):

somatic cell; vegetative cell (any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes)

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 Context examples: 

It is also associated with muscle cells, Schwann cells, fat cells, and capillaries; and is interposed between the cellular elements and the underlying connective tissue.

(Basilar Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)

It is composed of cells with the immunophenotypic and electron microscopic features of Schwann cells which contain melanosomes and are positive for melanoma markers.

(Melanotic Schwannoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The presence of malignant Schwann cell growth (benign variant is known as neurofibroma) at a site removed from the primary site of tumor growth.

(Metastatic Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)