neural

[ noo r-uh l, nyoo r- ]

/ ˈnʊər əl, ˈnyʊər- /

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adjective

of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.

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Origin of neural

First recorded in 1830–40; neur- + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM neural

neu·ral·ly, adverbin·ter·neu·ral, adjectivenon·neu·ral, adjectivepost·neu·ral, adjective

pre·neu·ral, adjectivesub·neu·ral, adjectiveun·neu·ral, adjective

Words nearby neural

neumann, neume, neumünster, neupest, neur-, neural, neural arch, neural chip, neural computer, neural crest, neural crest syndrome

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Example sentences from the Web for neural

The researchers first isolated a set of cells known as neural stem cells (NSCs) from the brains of rats.
Fish Oil, Turmeric, and Ginseng, Oh My! Are ‘Brain Foods’ B.S.?|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As he put it: “Any neural nets we can simulate now are incredibly small compared to any kind of animal brain you can imagine.”
Soon All Your Best Facebook Friends Will Be Robots|William O’Connor|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Maybe someday we'll have a financial system like some sort of neural network, that can make geography not matter.
Why Did the Markets Close?|Megan McArdle|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Millions of tweets, texts, emails, and phone calls have one thing in common: they are neural signals in the global brain.
Deepak Chopra: The Mideast Protests, Social Networks & the Global Brain|Deepak Chopra|September 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Movshon is a respected scientist and the director of the Center for Neural Science at NYU.
Neuro Smackdown: Scientists Debate How to Solve the Mystery of the Brain|Casey Schwartz|April 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The neck is long, and, as in the Camel, the vertebral arteries run inside the neural arches.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The olfactory apparatus even in mammals still exhibits a neural architecture of primitive pattern.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various
Later on, after we pick up some specimens, all the neural patterns on the tapes are matched.
The Unprotected Species|Melvin Sturgis
Are these entirely electrical and chemical forces, the neural impulses being mere electrical currents?
The Problems of Psychical Research|Hereward Carrington
The neural arch is low, and is drawn out into a slight blade-like neural spine.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for neural

neural

/ (ˈnjʊərəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system

Derived forms of neural

neurally, adverb

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Medical definitions for neural

neural

[ nur′əl ]

adj.

Of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.

Of, relating to, or located on the same side of the body as the spinal cord; dorsal.

Scientific definitions for neural

neural

[ nur′əl ]

Relating to the nerves or nervous system.

neural

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for neural

adjective

Derived forms of neural

Medical definitions for neural

adj.

Scientific definitions for neural