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 U·ni·po·lar a.
 1. Physics Having, or acting by means of, one pole only.
 2. Anat. Having but one pole or process; -- applied to those ganglionic nerve cells which have but one radiating process; -- opposed to multipolar.
 Unipolar induction Elec., induction, as in a conducting circuit, by only one pole of a magnet.
 Unipolar stimulation Physiol., the simulation sometimes produced when one electrode of an induction apparatus is applied to a nerve; -- called also unipolar induction action.
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