neural
Use Neural in a sentence
əl, ˈnyʊər- adjective
of or pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system.
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neural (ˈnjʊərəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system | |
| 'neurally | |
| —adv | |
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Neural
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
neural
"pertaining to a nerve or nerves," from Gk. neuron "nerve" (see neuro-) + adj. suffix -al.
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Medical Dictionary
neural neu·ral (n&oobreve;r'əl, ny&oobreve;r'-)
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.
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Science Dictionary
neural (n r'əl) Pronunciation Key
Relating to the nerves or nervous system. |
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Example sentences
Limited testing of neural implants in severely paralyzed patients has been underway for the last five years.
While their neural activity was being recorded, they told researchers how those selections made them feel.
Crudely put, the brain's neural networks can be thought of as electrical circuits.
Surgeons have implanted a novel neural prosthesis into a paralyzed patient's brain.
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