Meaning Of The Word Node of Ranvier

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node of Ranvier in British English
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
noun: a gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon
noun: any of the gaps that occur at regular intervals along the length of the sheath of a myelinated nerve fibre, at which the axon is exposed

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