1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal
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She suffers from a neural disorder.
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Hanna McNeila, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
Through retrieval practice activation, students enhance neural connections that aid long-term memory retention.
—Ayooluwa Nihinlola, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
These threads detect neural activity and transmit the signals wirelessly to external computing systems, where machine learning algorithms interpret them into actionable commands.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Imagine neural interfaces that detect the precursors of depression days before symptoms appear.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Neural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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neural
adjective
neu·ral
ˈn(y)u̇r-əl 
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
Medical Definition
neural
adjective
neu·ral
ˈn(y)u̇r-əl
1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal compare hemal sense 2
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