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Purkinje cell
[ per-kin-jee ]
noun
, Biology.
- a large, densely branching neuron in the cerebellar cortex of the brain.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Purkinje cell1
First recorded in 1885–90; Purkinje fiber
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