bipolar neuron


bi·po·lar neu·ron

a neuron that has two processes arising from opposite poles of the cell body.

bi·po·lar neu·ron

(bī-pō'lăr nūr'on) A neuron that has two processes arising from opposite poles of the cell body.

bipolar neuron

1. A neuron that bears two processes. 2. A neuron of the retina that receives impulses from the rods and cones and transmits them to a ganglion neuron. See: retina for illus. See also: neuron