Purkinje cell

[ per-kin-jee ]
/ pərˈkɪn dʒi /

noun Biology.

a large, densely branching neuron in the cerebellar cortex of the brain.

Origin of Purkinje cell

First recorded in 1885–90; see origin at Purkinje fiber

Medical definitions for purkinje cell

Purkinje cell
[ pər-kĭn′jē, pur′kĭn-yĕ ]

n.

Any of numerous neurons of the cerebral cortex having large flask-shaped cell bodies with massive dendrites and one slender axon. Purkinje corpuscle