| Ranvier's crosses | Black or brown figures in the shape of a cross, marking Ranvier's nodes in the longitudinal section of a nerve stained with silver nitrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hair crosses | Crosslike figures formed by hairs growing from two directions that meet and then separate in a direction perpendicular to the original orientation. Synonym: hair crosses. (05 Mar 2000) |