*neura*

a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural structures; as, the dermoneural spines or dorsal fin rays of fishes. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. epi- + neural. ] (Anat.) Arising from the neurapophysis of a vertebra. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; straight + &unr_; a nerve. ] (Zoöl.) A large division of gastropod molluske, including the Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Between the neural arches or neural spines. -- n. An interneural spine or cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. myelo`s + ney^ron a nerve. ] (Zool.) The Vertebrata. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Gr. ney^ron nerve + L. ad to. ] (Anat.) Toward the neural side; -- opposed to haemad. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. ney^ron 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + &unr_; pain. See nerve. ] (Med.) A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural lesion. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a neuralgic headache. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Neuralgia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Neurapophyses [ NL. See Neuro-, and Apophysis. ] (Anat.) (a) One of the two lateral processes or elements which form the neural arch. (b) The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine; spinous process. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + &unr_; weakness. ] (Med.) A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation; venation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Neuro- + axis. ] (Anat.) See Axis cylinder, under Axis. [ 1913 Webster ]