bipolar neuron

a neuron with only two extensions—an axon and a dendrite—that run from opposite sides of the cell body. Cells of this type are found primarily in the retina (see retinal bipolar cell) and also elsewhere in the nervous system. Also called bipolar cell. Compare multipolar neuron; unipolar neuron.

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