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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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The species used, Drosophila melanogaster, is widely used in behavioral research because its genetic makeup and neural systems share important similarities with humans, Han explained.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

"We're actually directly recording neural activity in mice to see what's going on. We are providing a basic circuit to work on in the future to develop different treatments."

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The computational model of a neural network mimicked the owl’s auditory map—the flow of auditory information—which helped Rumelhart derive a theory about how the owl’s system developed and worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

These were then used as inputs for the neural network, enabling full 3D reconstruction using only intensity-based measurements.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Four hundred billion extra neural chips trying to put together what the old Jenna never could.

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

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