Purkinje Fiber Definition
noun
Any of the specialized cardiac muscle fibers forming a network that carries the electrical impulses controlling contraction of the ventricles.
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Noun
Singular:
Purkinje fiber
Plural:
purkinje-fibersOrigin of Purkinje Fiber
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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