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unipolarity

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u⋅ni⋅po⋅lar

  [yoo-nuh-poh-ler]
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–adjective
1. Also, homopolar. Physics. having or pertaining to a single magnetic or electric pole.
2. Anatomy. of or pertaining to a nerve cell in spinal and cranial ganglia in which the incoming and outgoing processes fuse outside the cell body.
Origin:
1805–15; uni- + polar

Related forms:
u⋅ni⋅po⋅lar⋅i⋅ty  [yoo-nuh-poh-lar-i-tee, -puh-] , noun
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u·ni·po·lar   (yōō'nĭ-pō'lər)   
adj.  

  1. Having, acting by means of, or produced by a single magnetic or electric pole.

  2. Biology Having a single fibrous process. Used of a neuron.

u'ni·po·lar'i·ty (-pō-lār'ĭ-tē, -pə-) n.
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Main Entry: uni·po·lar
Pronunciation: "yü-ni-'pO-l&r
Function: adjective
1 : having but one process unipolarneuron>
2 : relating to or being a manic-depressive disorder in which there is a depressive phase only <unipolar depression> <unipolar depressedpatients> —compare BIPOLAR 3
3 : involving or being electrodes or leads recording electricalpotentials between the scalp and the ground or a distant bodily site
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unipolar u·ni·po·lar (y&oomacr;'nĭ-pō'lər)
n.

  1. Having a single fibrous process. Used of a neuron.

  2. Situated at only one extremity of a cell.

u'ni·po·lar'i·ty (-pō-lār'ĭ-tē, -pə-) n.

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