Skip to content

Cancer Terminology

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology
Cancer Terminology

Single Biggest Cancer Dictionary in the World

What is

Schwann cell

?

Press
Pronunciation: /schwann* sɛl/

Schwann cell

Definition

A type of glial cell of the peripheral nervous system that helps separate and insulate nerve cells.

Explore Cancer Terminology

Find more

belotecan hydrochloride

HRT

TP-38 immunotoxin

lomustine

subcutaneous

in-transit metastasis

lipophilic

endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

Explore Cancer Drug Terminology

find more

IL-12/Anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody-expressing oncolytic viral vector TG6050

Maraba oncolytic virus expressing mutant HPV E6/E7

Alka Seltzer Gold

prostate tumor antigen-activated autologous dendritic cell vaccine

anti-EGP-2 immunotoxin MOC31-PE

Dexampex

photosensitizer LUZ 11

autologous CD19-CD8-CD28-CAR-mbIL15-HER1t T cells

Explore Genetic Cancer Terminology

find more

poikiloderma

D’Amico criteria

recurrence risk

tumor suppressor gene

FISH

RNA splicing

SDR

onychodystrophy

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology

© 2026 Cancer Terminology

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology