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neural

American  
[noor-uhl, nyoor-] / ˈnʊər əl, ˈnyʊər- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.

neural British  
/ ˈnjʊərəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system

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neural Scientific  
/ nr′əl /

  1. Relating to the nerves or nervous system.

Other Word Forms

  • interneural adjective
  • neurally adverb
  • nonneural adjective
  • postneural adjective
  • preneural adjective
  • subneural adjective
  • unneural adjective

Etymology

Origin of neural

First recorded in 1830–40; neur- + -al 1

Example Sentences

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It can even help our brain to develop new neural pathways around brain injuries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Using this technique, they were able to chart thousands of neural connections in the mouse brain with remarkable speed and detail.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

"For the first time, we found that astrocytes encode and maintain neural fear signaling," Halladay said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“Logic and neural networks are two threads tracing their way back through time, each corresponding to a different way of thinking about the mind,” Mr. Griffiths writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Or does it really communicate my humanity to the neural chips in mysterious ways even Father doesn’t understand?

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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