Purkinje's tissue

Definitions of Purkinje's tissue
  1. noun
    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 network, Purkinje's system
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    type of:
    cardiac muscle, heart muscle
    the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
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