English noun: Purkinje's system | |||
1. | Purkinje's system (body) 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 tissue | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cardiac muscle, heart muscle | ||
Part holonym | Purkinje fiber | ||