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sal·ta·to·ry

(săl′tə-tôr′ē, sôl′-)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or adapted for leaping or dancing.
2. Proceeding by leaps rather than by smooth gradual transitions.
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sal•ta•to•ry

(ˈsæl təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)

adj.
1. pertaining to or adapted for saltation.
2. proceeding by abrupt movements.
[1615–25; < Latin sal-tātōrius=saltā(re) to dance + -tōrius -tory 1]
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[6] Myelinated axon can conduct up to 50 times faster than the fastest unmyelinated fiber owing to saltatory conduction. [7] In contrast, axonal degeneration results lead to reduced amplitude of CMAP distally, although surviving axons conduct normally.
Normative data of upper limb motor nerve conduction in Northern Kerala population and effect of height on motor nerve conduction velocity
As a neuroscientist, I am easily excited by the concept of the saltatory conduction of action potentials down a myelinated neuron.
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