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RANVIER'S NODES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons
Synonyms:
nodes of Ranvier; Ranvier's nodes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ranvier's nodes" is a kind of...):
gap; opening (an open or empty space in or between things)
Holonyms ("Ranvier's nodes" is a part of...):
medullary sheath; myelin sheath (a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers)
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