Purkinje fiber

noun

: any of the modified cardiac muscle fibers with few nuclei, granulated central cytoplasm, and sparse peripheral striations that make up a network of myocardial conducting tissue

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Purkinje fiber was circa 1890

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“Purkinje fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Purkinje%20fiber. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

Medical Definition

Purkinje fiber

noun
: any of the modified cardiac muscle fibers with few nuclei, granulated central cytoplasm, and sparse peripheral striations that make up Purkinje's network
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