1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal
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She suffers from a neural disorder.
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Adam Kepecs, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
That includes Parkinson’s disease, where preclinical and clinical studies have evaluated the use of nerve, or neural, grafts.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025
Consumers across the political spectrum experience the same neural responses to exclusion, uncertainty, and diminished agency—making social well-being a uniquely non-partisan framework for brand strategy in a divided market.
—Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Still, their neural complexity didn’t evolve in wildly different directions: Avian and mammalian brains display surprisingly similar circuits, the studies found.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Neural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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neural
adjective
neu·ral
ˈn(y)u̇r-əl 
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
Medical Definition
neural
adjective
neu·ral
ˈn(y)u̇r-əl
1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal compare hemal sense 2
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