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Purkinjean

Purkinjean adjective: of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787–1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.

Adjective

Purkinjean (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787–1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.

Origin of Purkinjean

From Purkinje + -an.

Questions about Purkinjean

What does Purkinjean mean?
Purkinjean means of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787–1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
What part of speech is Purkinjean?
Purkinjean is an adjective.

Words near Purkinjean in the dictionary

  1. Purkinje neuron
  2. Purkinje neurons
  3. Purkinje shift
  4. Purkinje's figure
  5. Purkinje's figures
  6. Purkinjean
  7. Purkins
  8. Purkis
  9. Purkyne effect
  10. Purkyne effects
  11. Purkyně effect

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