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node of Ranvier
node of Ran·vier
[
nòd əv raaN vyáy
]
noun
Definition:
gap in nerve sheath:
a short gap in the myelin sheath that occurs at intervals along the length of a nerve fiber
[
After Louis Antoine
Ranvier
(1835-1922), French histologist
]
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