PURKINJE CELL


Meaning of PURKINJE CELL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)pər-ˈkin-jē- ]

noun

Etymology: Jan Purkinje

Date: circa 1890

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.