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Purkinje fibers

Purkinje fibers is the plural of Purkinje fiber.

Meaning of Purkinje fiber

Noun

Purkinje fiber (plural Purkinje fibers)

  1. One of a group of fibers in the heart, consisting of specialized cardiomyocytes, that allow the heart's conduction system to create synchronized contractions of its ventricles and thus maintain a consistent rhythm.

Questions about Purkinje fibers

What is Purkinje fibers the plural of?
Purkinje fibers is the plural of Purkinje fiber.

Words near Purkinje fibers in the dictionary

  1. Purkinje cell
  2. Purkinje cells
  3. Purkinje effect
  4. Purkinje effects
  5. Purkinje fiber
  6. Purkinje fibers
  7. Purkinje fibre
  8. Purkinje fibres
  9. Purkinje figure
  10. Purkinje figures
  11. Purkinje image

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