purkinje cell

Pur·kin·je cell

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noun purkinje cell a large, densely branching neuron in the cerebellar cortex of the brain. 1
noun purkinje cell any of the large neurons that make up the middle layer of the gray cortex of the cerebellum, characterized by a dense network of dendrites on the outer side and a long, threadlike axon on the inner side 0

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; See origin at Purkinje fiber

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