Purkinje cell


Purkinje cell

noun

Definition of PURKINJE CELL

: any of numerous nerve cells that occupy the middle layer of the cerebellar cortex and are characterized by a large globe-shaped body with massive dendrites directed outward and a single slender axon directed inward—called also Purkinje neuron

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