Betz cell

Betz cell

noun \ˈbets-\

Definition of BETZ CELL

: a very large pyramidal nerve cell of the motor area of the cerebral cortex

Biographical Note for BETZ CELL

Betz, Vladimir Aleksandrovich (1834–1894), Russian anatomist. In 1874 Betz discovered and described the giant pyramidal cells of the motor area of the cerebral cortex.