Purkinje cell
noun
Pur·kin·je cell (ˌ)pər-ˈkin-jē- 
: any of numerous nerve cells that occupy the middle layer of the cerebellar cortex and are characterized by a large globose body with massive dendrites directed outward and a single slender axon directed inward
Word History
Etymology
Jan Purkinje
First Known Use
circa 1890, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
Purkinje cell
noun
: any of numerous nerve cells that occupy the middle layer of the cerebellar cortex and are characterized by a large globe-shaped body with massive dendrites directed outward and a single slender axon directed inward
called also Purkinje neuron
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