Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purkinje cell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: purk-in-je -cell
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of GABAergic neuron located in the cerebellar cortex.

Example Sentences

"[…] which encloses the initial segment of the Purkinje-cell axon."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Purkinje cells (plural)

Questions

What does purkinje cell mean?: A kind of GABAergic neuron located in the cerebellar cortex.
Where does purkinje cell come from?: Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

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