Schwann's sheath

Schwann's sheath
Schwann's sheath n NEURILEMMA

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  • Schwann's sheath — [So called from Theodor Schwann, a German anatomist of the 19th century.] (Anat.) The neurilemma. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • schwann's sheath — noun or schwann tube Usage: usually capitalized S : neurilemma 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sheath of Schwann — Sheath Sheath, n. [OE. schethe, AS. sc[=ae][eth], sce[ a][eth], sc[=e][eth]; akin to OS. sk[=e][eth]ia, D. scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede, Icel. skei[eth]ir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally meaning, to separate, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sheath — Sheath, n. [OE. schethe, AS. sc[=ae][eth], sce[ a][eth], sc[=e][eth]; akin to OS. sk[=e][eth]ia, D. scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede, Icel. skei[eth]ir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally meaning, to separate, to part.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sheath knife — Sheath Sheath, n. [OE. schethe, AS. sc[=ae][eth], sce[ a][eth], sc[=e][eth]; akin to OS. sk[=e][eth]ia, D. scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede, Icel. skei[eth]ir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally meaning, to separate, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sheath — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scabbard, sheathing, case, envelope, casing; involucre, capsule, fascia, lorica. See covering, receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. case, scabbard, cover, spathe, sheathing, cere. Specialized sheaths… …   English dictionary for students

  • schwann tube — noun see schwann s sheath …   Useful english dictionary

  • Schwann cell — shwän n a cell that forms spiral layers around a myelinated nerve fiber between two nodes of Ranvier and forms the myelin sheath consisting of the inner spiral layers from which the protoplasm has been squeezed out Schwann shvän Theodor Ambrose… …   Medical dictionary

  • sheath of Schwann — shwän n NEURILEMMA T. A. H. Schwann see SCHWANN CELL * * * neurilemma …   Medical dictionary

  • Schwann's white substance — Schwann s white sub stance (Anat.) The substance of the medullary sheath. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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