NODE OF RANVIER


Meaning of NODE OF RANVIER in English

[ 'rα:nvɪəɪ ]

■ noun Anatomy a gap in the myelin sheath of a nerve, between adjacent Schwann cells.

Origin

C19: named after the French histologist Louis Antoine Ranvier .

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