nodes of ranvier

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH N

nodes of ranvier is a valid 16-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1O1D2E1S1O1F4R1A1N1V4I1E1R1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does nodes of ranvier mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons.

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