Ranvier

[ räɴ-vyā′ ]

Louis Antoine 1835-1922

French histologist noted for his studies of nerve endings and skin structure.

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Words nearby Ranvier

rhombencephalon, rhombic, rhombic aerial, rhombo-, rhombocele, Ranvier, rhombohedron, rhomboid, rhomboid fossa, rhomboid ligament, rhomboidal sinus

Example sentences from the Web for ranvier

Ranvier, interrogating the drummer, learned that the order emanated from General du Bisson.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
Ranvier went in search of cannon, and mounted them in the fort of Issy, thus preventing the Versaillese from taking the offensive.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
Sotnitschewsky27 shows that a concurrent paralysis of the vaso-motor nerves, as claimed by Ranvier, is unnecessary.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
The only one of real energy, the upright and warm-hearted Ranvier, was at the mercy of his blind kindliness.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary

The son of Ranvier, twelve years old, was cruelly beaten for refusing to betray the hiding-place of his father.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary