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Neural
Neu′ral
,Adj.
[Gr.
νεῦρον
nerve.] (Anat. & Zool.)
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.