Purkinje Cell Definition
pûr-kĭnjē
noun
Any of the large neurons that make up the middle layer of the gray cortex of the cerebellum, characterized by a dense network of dendrites on the outer side and a long, threadlike axon on the inner side.
Webster's New World
Attributive form of Purkinje cell.
Purkinje-cell axon.
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Noun
Singular:
Purkinje cell
Plural:
purkinje-cellsOrigin of Purkinje Cell
After Johannes Evangelista von Purkinje (1787–1869), Bohemian physiologist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista PurkynÄ›.
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