node of Ran·vier (rän
vyā, rän-vyā
, rä
-)
n. pl. nodes of Ranvier A constriction in the myelin sheath, occurring at varying intervals along the length of a nerve fiber.
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node of ranvier [After Louis Antoine
Ranvier (1835-1922), French histologist.]
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