Purkinjean

adjective

Pur·​kin·​je·​an

(¦)pər¦kinjēən,

¦pu̇rkə̇n¦yāən

: relating to, discovered by, or named after the Czech physiologist J. E. Purkinje (1787–1869)

Word History

Etymology

J. E. Purkinje + English -an

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