bipolar

bi·po·lar

adj \(ˈ)bī-ˈpō-lər\

Definition of BIPOLAR

1

: having or involving the use of two poles <bipolar encephalograph leads>

2

of a neuron : having an efferent and an afferent process

3

: being, characteristic of, or affected with a bipolar disorder <bipolar depression> <bipolar affectively ill patients>—compare unipolar 2