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Purkinje layer

Purkinje layer noun: the narrow layer of Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex.

Noun

Purkinje layer (plural Purkinje layers)

  1. The narrow layer of Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex.

Forms of Purkinje layer

pluralPurkinje layers

Origin of Purkinje layer

Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

Questions about Purkinje layer

What does Purkinje layer mean?
Purkinje layer means the narrow layer of Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex.
What part of speech is Purkinje layer?
Purkinje layer is a noun.
What is the plural of Purkinje layer?
The plural of Purkinje layer is Purkinje layers.

Words near Purkinje layer in the dictionary

  1. Purkinje fibres
  2. Purkinje figure
  3. Purkinje figures
  4. Purkinje image
  5. Purkinje images
  6. Purkinje layer
  7. Purkinje layers
  8. Purkinje neuron
  9. Purkinje neurons
  10. Purkinje shift
  11. Purkinje's figure

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