NOUN | body | Purkinje fiber | a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network |
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Meaning | A specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network. | |
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Part of | Purkinje network, Purkinje's tissue, Purkinje's system | A network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract |
Broader | cardiac muscle, heart muscle | The muscle tissue of the heart |
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