HyperDic: schwann

English > 1 sense of the word Schwann:
NOUNperson Schwann, Theodor SchwannGerman physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882)
English > Schwann: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningGerman physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882).
SynonymTheodor Schwann
Instance ofhistologistanatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues
physiologistA biologist specializing in physiology
SpanishSchwann, Theodor Schwann
CatalanSchwann, Theodor Schwann

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