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Purkinje network

DEFINITIONS OF: Purkinje network

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n 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

Synonyms:
Purkinje's system, Purkinje's tissue
Type of:
cardiac muscle, heart muscle
the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
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