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Purkinje cell

Pur·kin·je cell [ pur kínjee sèl ] (plural Pur·kin·je cells)


noun 
Definition:
 
type of neuron: one of the many densely branching neurons found in the middle layer of the brain's cerebellar cortex

[Late 19th century. After J. E. Purkinje (1787-1869), Bohemian physiologist]
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