Purkinje cell
Pur·kin·je cell
noun \(ˌ)pər-ˈkin-jē-\Definition of PURKINJE CELL
: 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
Origin of PURKINJE CELL
Jan Purkinje
First Known Use: circa 1890
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