Neural
Neural , adjective
[Greek ney^ron nerve.]
(Anatomy & Zoology) relating to the nerves or nervous system; pertaining 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. Compare Hemal.
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Neural arch (Anatomy) , 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.