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Purkinje fibre

Purkinje fibre is the alternative form 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.

Forms of Purkinje fibre

pluralPurkinje fibres

Questions about Purkinje fibre

What is Purkinje fibre the alternative form of?
Purkinje fibre is the alternative form of Purkinje fiber.

Words near Purkinje fibre in the dictionary

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

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