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Nodes Of Ranvier

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Noun

1. nodes of ranvier, ranvier's nodes

small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons

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Nodes Of Ranvier

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noun
any of the gaps that occur at regular intervals along the length of the sheath of a myelinated nerve fibre, at which the axon is exposed

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Nodes Of Ranvier

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Word forms: plural nodes of Ranvier
any of the constrictions along the myelin sheath that surrounds an axon of a nerve cell: nodes are formed where two Schwann cells meet and are essential to the proper transmission of nerve impulses

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Nodes Of Ranvier

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n. pl. nodes of Ranvier
A constriction in the myelin sheath, occurring at varying intervals along the length of a nerve fiber.

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