neural

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: neu=ral

CIDE DICTIONARY

neural, a. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.].

 relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. As applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. Hemal.  [1913 Webster]

Neural arch (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the spinal cord.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

neural, adj. of or relating to a nerve or the central nervous system.

Derivative

neurally adv.

Etymology

Gk neuron nerve