Medical Dictionary

polar

adj po·lar \ˈpō-lər\

Medical Definition of POLAR

1
:  of or relating to one or more poles (as of a spherical body)
2
:  exhibiting polarity; especially :  having a dipole or characterized by molecules having dipoles <a polar solvent>
3
:  being at opposite ends of a spectrum of symptoms or manifestations <polar types of leprosy>
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