- Helicoidally
- Helicoidal Hel`i*coid"al, a. Same as {Helicoid}. -- {Hel`i*coid"al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
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Helicoidally
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Nodes of Ranvier — are known as the gaps (about 1 micrometer in diameter) formed between myelin sheath cells along axons or nerve fibers. OverviewSeveral vertebrate axons are surrounded by a myelin sheath allowing rapid and efficient saltatory propagation of action … Wikipedia
helicoid — helicoidal, adj. helicoidally, adv. /hel i koyd , hee li /, adj. 1. coiled or curving like a spiral. n. 2. Geom. a warped surface generated by a straight line moving so as to cut or touch a fixed helix. [1690 1700; < Gk helikoeidés of spiral form … Universalium
Myelin sheath gap — Drawing of a peripheral nerve axon (labeled axis cylinder ), showing a node of Ranvier along with other features … Wikipedia
helicoid — /ˈhɛləkɔɪd/ (say heluhkoyd) adjective 1. coiled or curving like a helix; spiral. –noun 2. Geometry a warped surface generated by a straight line so moving as always to cut or touch a fixed helix. {Greek helikoeidēs of spiral form} –helicoidal… …
