neural Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to the nervous system
    nervous.
    • nervous disease
    • neural disorder
  2. adjective of or relating to neurons
    neuronic; neuronal.
    • neural network

WordNet

Neu"ral adjective
Etymology
Gr. nerve.
Definitions
  1. (Anat. & Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913