| 1. nerve-related; dealing with the nervous system (Neurology). neuralneural , a. [gr. nerve.] (anat. & zo?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 |
