NODES OF RANVIER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons

Synonyms:

nodes of Ranvier; Ranvier's nodes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("nodes of Ranvier" is a kind of...):

gap; opening (an open or empty space in or between things)

Holonyms ("nodes of Ranvier" is a part of...):

medullary sheath; myelin sheath (a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers)