Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purkinje layer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: purk-in-je lay-er
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The narrow layer of Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Purkinje layers (plural)

Questions

What does purkinje layer mean?: The narrow layer of Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex.
Where does purkinje layer come from?: Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

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