Glia of the peripheral nervous system involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology, including the myelination of axons

plural of schwannoma

plural of schwannoma

A benign nerve sheath tumour composed of Schwann cells.

(linear algebra, mathematical analysis) A theorem which states that the absolute value of the dot product between two vectors is less than or equal to the product of the magnitudes of the two vectors.

(linear algebra) Cauchy-Schwarz inequality

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, iodine, lead, and oxygen.

(pathology) A form of neurofibromatosis characterized by multiple cutaneous schwannomas

imposing, large, and muscular

plural of Schwan