Hypertext Webster Gateway: "neural"

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) 1.7 (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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