Schwann

[ shvahn; English shwahn ]

noun
  1. The·o·dor [tey-oh-dawr], /ˈteɪ oʊˌdɔr/, 1810–82, German zoologist.

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How to use Schwann in a sentence

  • It was Schwann's merit to interpose between the tissue and the mere unorganised material a new element of structure, the cell.

    Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
  • Schwann was only twenty-nine when his master-work appeared, and the book is clearly the work of a young man.

    Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

British Dictionary definitions for Schwann

Schwann

/ (German ʃvan) /


noun
  1. Theodor (ˈteːodoːr). 1810–82, German physiologist, who founded the theory that all animals consist of cells or cell products

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