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Purkinje cell definition

Pur·kinje cell (pər kin′jē)

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

Etymology: after J. E. Purkinje (1787-1869), Bohemian physiologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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