Purkinje image

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

Noun[edit]

Purkinje image (plural Purkinje images)

  1. Any of various reflections of objects within the structure of the eye.
    Synonym: Purkinje figure

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