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1. <physics> Having, or acting by means of, one pole only.
2. <anatomy> Having but one pole or process; applied to those ganglionic nerve cells which have but one radiating process; opposed to multipolar.
<physics> Unipolar induction, the simulation sometimes produced when one electrode of an induction apparatus is applied to a nerve.
Synonyms: unipolar induction action.
Origin: Uni- + polar.
(01 Mar 1998)
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