PURKINJE CELL


Meaning of PURKINJE CELL in English

[ pə:'kɪndʒi ]

■ noun Anatomy a nerve cell of a large, branched type found in the cortex of the cerebellum.

Origin

C19: named after the Bohemian physiologist Jan E. Purkinje .

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