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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, cardiology, medicine, sciences
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noun
a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cardiac muscle, heart muscle
History
Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).
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