Purkinje's network

noun

: a network of intracardiac conducting tissue made up of syncytial Purkinje fibers that lie in the myocardium and constitute the bundle of His and other conducting tracts which spread out from the sinoatrial node

called also Purkinje's system, Purkinje's tissue

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“Purkinje's network.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Purkinje%27s%20network. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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