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neural

  • adjective
  • /ˈnʊɹəl/

Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.

Other meanings

  1. Modelled on the arrangement of neurons in the brain.

Synonyms

  • nervous

Related words

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  • abneural
  • adneural
  • aneural
  • antineural
  • bapineuzumab
  • bioneural
  • chordoneural
  • costoneural
  • dermoneural
  • diploneural

Word history

From Ancient Greek "νεῦρον" (a sinew, nerve).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “neural” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.