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purkinje
biographical name(Pur-ky-ně)
Jan Evangelista 1787—1869 Bohemian physiologist
purkinje
noun(Pur-ky-ně)
any of numerous nerve cells that occupy the middle layer of the cerebellar cortex and are characterized by a large globose body with massive dendrites directed outward and a single slender axon directed inward
purkinje
noun(Pur-ky-ně)
any of the modified cardiac muscle fibers with few nuclei, granulated central cytoplasm, and sparse peripheral striations that make up a network of myocardial conducting tissue

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