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neural adjective

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Definition

involving a nerve or the system of nerves that includes the brain
Some people suffered severe neural damage as a result of the vaccination.

(Definition of neural adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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