bipolar cell

bi·po·lar cell

a neuron having two processes, anaxon and a dendrite,such as those of the retina or of the spiral and vestibular ganglia of the eighth cranial nerve.

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Dermatology An elongated, wavy, slender melanocyte filled with fine melanin granules, and long branching dendritic processes, grouped in irregular bundles, often located in the superficial dermis, characteristic of common blue nevus
Haematology A primitive or ‘early’ cell in the BM that has not terminally differentiated, and is thus capable of giving rise to erythroid and megakaryocytic daughter cells, depending on the type of local cytokines
Neurohistology A neuron with 2 processes leaving the cell body in opposite directions—e.g., in the vestibular and cochlear ganglia, and in the retina
Neuropathology An elongation in a well-differentiated malignant cell, which may be a feature dictated by the pre-existing fibers; BCs occur in pilocytic astrocytomas/bipolar spongioblastomas, a primarily pediatric tumour of the third ventricle and cerebellum; in adults, these tumours most commonly affect the temporal lobe
Ophthalmology The neurons in the retina that receive input from the receptor cells—rods and cones—and synapse with ganglion cells—to form the optic nerve

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bi·po·lar cell

(bī-pō'lăr sel)

A neuron having two processes, such as those of the retina or the spiral and vestibular ganglia of the eighth cranial nerve.

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bipolar cell

a NEURON cell with two axons emerging from opposite sides of the cell body. Such cells are found in the vertebrate retina.

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