Johannes E. von (Jan E. Purkyne), Bohemian anatomist and physiologist, 1787–1869. See P. conduction, P. images, under image, P. shift, subendocardial conducting system of heart, P. cells, under cell, P. corpuscles, under corpuscle, P. fibers, under fiber, P. figures, under figure, P. cell layer, P. network, P. phenomenon, P.-Sanson images, under image.
Medical dictionary. 2011.