node of Ranvier

[ rahn-vyey, rahn-vyey ]

/ rɑnˈvyeɪ, ˈrɑn vyeɪ /

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noun Cell Biology.

a gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon.

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Origin of node of Ranvier

1880–85; after Louis-Antoine Ranvier (1835–1922), French histologist, who described it in 1878

Words nearby node of Ranvier

nodding trillium, noddle, noddy, node, node house, node of Ranvier, nodical, nodical month, no dice, nod off, nodose

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British Dictionary definitions for node of Ranvier

node of Ranvier

/ (ˈrɑːnvɪˌeɪ) /

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

Word Origin for node of Ranvier

C19: named after Louis-Antoine Ranvier (1835–1922), French histologist

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