Node Of Ranvier Definition

ränvyā, rän-vyā, räɴ-

nodes-of-ranvier

noun

Any of the constrictions along the myelin sheath that surrounds an axon of a nerve cell: nodes are formed where two Schwann cells meet and are essential to the proper transmission of nerve impulses.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Node Of Ranvier

Noun

Singular:

node of Ranvier

Plural:

nodes-of-ranvier

Origin of Node Of Ranvier

After Louis Antoine Ranvier (1835–1922), French histologist

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
For Louis-Antoine Ranvier French physician

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