remak's fiber — ˈrāˌmäks noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Robert Remak died 1865 German physician, its discoverer : an unmyelinated peripheral nerve fiber serving to conduct impulses that arise in pain receptors … Useful english dictionary
fiber of Remak — fiber of Re·mak rā .mäk n REMAK S FIBER … Medical dictionary
Fiber — The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or roughage. Complex carbohydrates from plants are rich in starch and fiber. Examples of plants that provide complex carbohydrates (fiber) are fresh… … Medical dictionary
Remak , Robert — (1815–1865) Polish–German embryologist and anatomist Remak, born the son of a shopkeeper in Posen (now in Poland), obtained his MD from the University of Berlin in 1838. Although he spent most of his career there and despite his considerable… … Scientists
fiber of remak — ˈrāˌmäk Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Robert Remak died 1865 German physiologist : an unmedullated nerve fiber … Useful english dictionary
Remak — Ernst J., German neurologist, 1848–1911. See R. reflex, R. sign. Robert, Polish German anatomist and histologist, 1815–1865. See R. nuclear division, R. fibers, under fiber, R. ganglia, under ganglion, R. plexus … Medical dictionary
Group C nerve fiber — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = C fiber not labeled, but substantia gelatinosa of Rolando is Rexed lamina II, labeled at upper left. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… … Wikipedia
Schwann cell — Structure of a typical neuron Schwann cells wrapped around an axon Dendrite … Wikipedia
Jerome Lettvin — Jerome Ysroael Lettvin Born February 23, 1920(1920 02 23) Chicago, Illinois, USA … Wikipedia
Wallerian degeneration — is a process that results when a nerve fiber is cut or crushed, in which the part of the axon separated from the neuron s cell nucleus degenerates. [ [http://missinglink.ucsf.edu/lm/ids 104 cns injury/Response%20 to… … Wikipedia
