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purkinje figure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

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

Purkinje figures (plural) Purkinje's figure (alternative)

Purkinje image

What does purkinje figure mean?: Synonym of Purkinje image.
Where does purkinje figure come from?: Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

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