Purkinje cell

Purkinje cell definition - medical

Pur·kin·je cell (pər-kĭnˈjē, po͝orˈkĭn-yĕ)

noun
Any of numerous neurons of the cerebral cortex having large flask-shaped cell bodies with massive dendrites and one slender axon. Also called Purkinje corpuscle.

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