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Purkinje
Purkinje is a name attributed to several biological features, so named for their discovery by Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně:
- Purkinje cells, located in the cerebellum
- Purkinje fibers, located in the heart
- The visual Purkinje effect of how we don't see color in dim light
- Purkinje images, reflections of objects from the surface of the cornea, and from the anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens
It is also the name of a company:
- Purkinje Incorporated, develops healthcare information technology software and services
Usage examples of "purkinje".
Czechoslovakian physiologist Johannes Purkinje noticed that colors change with the light.
An attack on the whole theory of the fingerprint as first promulgated by Professor Purkinje of the University of Breslau?
An autopsy turned up encephalitis and myelitis of the brain, including Negri bodies in the pyramidal cells of the hippocampus, and Purkinje cells of the cerebellum.