| purkinje | (n) Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869), Syn. Jan Evangelista Purkinje, Johannes Evangelista Purkinje |
| purkinje cell | (n) a large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic cell of the cerebellar cortex |
| purkinje fiber | (n) a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network |
| purkinje network | (n) a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract, Syn. Purkinje's tissue, Purkinje's system |
| Purkinje's cells | [ From J. E. Purkinje, their discoverer. ] (Anat.) Large ganglion cells forming a layer near the surface of the cerebellum. [ 1913 Webster ] |