Usually means: Cardiac fibers conducting impulses rapidly.
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  1. Purkinje fiber, Purkinje fiber: Merriam-Webster
  2. Purkinje fiber: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. Purkinje fiber: Vocabulary.com
  4. Purkinje fiber: Wiktionary
  5. Purkinje fiber: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Purkinje fiber, purkinje fiber: Dictionary.com
  7. Purkinje fiber: Rhymezone
  8. purkinje fiber: FreeDictionary.org
  9. purkinje fiber: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. Purkinje fiber: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Purkinje fiber: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Purkinje fiber: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Purkinje fiber)

noun:  (anatomy, cardiology) One of a group of fibers in the heart, consisting of specialized cardiomyocytes, that allow the heart's conduction system to create synchronized contractions of its ventricles and thus maintain a consistent rhythm.

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