Ranvier's node

Ranvier's node definition - medical

Ran·vier's node (ränˈvyāz, rän-vyāzˈ, räɴ-)

noun
A short interval in the myelin sheath of a nerve fiber, occurring between every two successive segments of the myelin sheath.

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