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A nerve cell with one fiber issuing from it.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
unipolar cell
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unipolar — adjective 1》 having or relating to a single pole or extremity. ↘Electronics (of a transistor or other device) using either negative or positive charge carriers but not both. 2》 (of psychiatric illness) characterized by either depressive or… … English new terms dictionary
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