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    NODES OF RANVIER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axonsplay

    Synonyms:

    nodes of Ranvier; Ranvier's nodes

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("nodes of Ranvier" is a kind of...):

    gap; opening (an open or empty space in or between things)

    Holonyms ("nodes of Ranvier" 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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