Purkinjean
adjective
Pur·kin·je·an
\(¦)pər¦kinjēən, ¦pu̇rkə̇n¦yāən\
Definition of Purkinjean
: relating to, discovered by, or named after the Czech physiologist J. E. Purkinje (1787–1869)
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Origin and Etymology of purkinjean
J. E. Purkinje + English -an
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