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English noun: Purkinje's tissue

1. Purkinje's tissue (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


SynonymsPurkinje network, Purkinje's system


Broader (hypernym)cardiac muscle, heart muscle


Part holonymPurkinje fiber









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