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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Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
30 June 2026
When lymphatic clearance slows, so does the system responsible for filtering metabolic waste from neural tissue.
—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
Every function in your body, from immune response to tissue repair to neural signaling, is executed by proteins.
—
Kj Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
There is a dedicated Microsoft Copilot key and a neural processing unit (NPU) capable of handling AI workloads more efficiently than the main processor.
—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
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“Neural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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