Biol.
a cell of the peripheral nervous system that wraps around a nerve fiber, jelly-roll fashion, forming the myelin sheath.
[ 1930-35; after T. SCHWANN, who first described it ]
Biol.
a cell of the peripheral nervous system that wraps around a nerve fiber, jelly-roll fashion, forming the myelin sheath.
[ 1930-35; after T. SCHWANN, who first described it ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012