- terminal conducting fibers of Purkinje
- Purkinje f's.
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terminal conducting fibers of Purkinje
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Purkinje fibers — modified cardiac fibers composed of Purkinje cells, occurring as an interlaced network in the subendocardial tissue and constituting the terminal ramifications of the conducting system of the heart. The term is sometimes used loosely to denote… … Medical dictionary
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rami subendocardiales — [TA] subendocardial branches: small ramifications of the conducting system of the heart (Purkinje fibers), which form a plexus in the papillary muscles and ventricles. Called also Purkinje network and subendocardial terminal network … Medical dictionary
