HyperDic: purkinje_fiber

English > 1 sense of the expression Purkinje fiber:
NOUNbodyPurkinje fibera specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network
English > Purkinje fiber: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network.
Part ofPurkinje network, Purkinje's tissue, Purkinje's systemA network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract
Broadercardiac muscle, heart muscleThe muscle tissue of the heart

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