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BIPOLAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having two poles
Classified under:
Similar:
Janus-faced (having or concerned with polarities or contrasts)
Antonym:
unipolar (having a single pole)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions
Example:
the bipolar distribution of certain species
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
polar (located at or near or coming from the earth's poles)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to manic depressive illness
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
manic depressive illness (a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression)
Context examples:
It may be broadly classified as a depressive or bipolar disorder due to a general medical condition.
(Organic Affective Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Lithium salts are used to treat certain mental disorders, especially bipolar (manic depressive) disorder.
(Lithium, NCI Dictionary)
A bipolar electrocardiogram limb lead which records the voltage between the negative electrode on the right thoracic limb and the positive electrode on the left pelvic limb.
(Lead Site II, NCI Thesaurus)
A bipolar electrocardiogram limb lead which records the voltage between the negative electrode on the left thoracic limb and the positive electrode on the left pelvic limb.
(Lead Site III, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug used to treat epileptic seizures and bipolar disorder and to prevent migraine headaches.
(Depakene, NCI Dictionary)
Depression is one part of bipolar disorder.
(Depression, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
The depressive stage of bipolar disorder.
(Bipolar Depression, NCI Thesaurus)
Defects in the COMT gene are associated with susceptibility to neurological disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
(COMT wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Aripiprazole is used in managing symptoms of schizophrenia and of acute manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorders.
(Aripiprazole, NCI Thesaurus)
Causes include pain, stress, fever, alcohol and nicotine withdrawal, cocaine and hallucinogenic drugs use, depression, bipolar disorders, and schizophrenia.
(Agitation, NCI Thesaurus)
