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Purkinje fiber

noun

  1. any of the specialized cardiac muscle fibers forming a network in the ventricular walls that conduct electric impulses responsible for the contractions of the ventricles.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Purkinje fiber1

Named after Jan Evangelista Purkinje ( Czech Purkyně ) (1787–1869), Czech physiologist, who discovered the fibers in 1839

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