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neural |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Neural \Neu"ral\, a. [Gr. ? nerve.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) 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}. {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: neural adj 1: of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder" [syn: {nervous}] 2: of or relating to neurons; "neural network" [syn: {neuronal}, {neuronic}]
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