Schwann

[ shvahn; English shwahn ]

/ ʃvɑn; English ʃwɑn /

noun

The·o·dor

[tey-oh-dawr] /ˈteɪ oʊˌdɔr/,1810–82, German zoologist.

Example sentences from the Web for schwann

The two horses stepped gingerly out of Schwann's premises, and when once on the high road dashed madly forward.

The Son of Monte Christo |Jules Lermina
As the title suggests, the main idea that actuated Schwann was to unify vegetable and animal tissues.

A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5) |Henry Smith Williams
When Schwann had laid the table and placed the dinner upon it, Cyprien took him aside.

The Son of Monte Christo |Jules Lermina
The most marked feature of Schwann's career is the unfailing friendships that linked him to those with whom he was associated.

Makers of Modern Medicine |James J. Walsh

Despite these drawbacks Schwann's work was done with a completeness that leaves very little to be desired.

Makers of Modern Medicine |James J. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for schwann

Schwann

/ (German ʃvan) /

noun

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

Medical definitions for schwann

Schwann

[ shvän ]

Theodor 1810-1882

German physiologist and pioneer histologist who described (1839) the cell as the basic structure of animal tissue. He isolated pepsin in 1836, and in 1838 he described the myelin sheath.

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