nerval

English

Etymology

nerve + -al

Adjective

nerval (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete or nonstandard) Of or relating to nerves.
    • 1889 September 14, “Chronic Sciatica”, in The Journal of the American Medical Association:
      In the late, by causing absorption of inflammatory products, the repeated mechanical effect of manipulation and percussion upon old neuralgia bennumbs and lessens the sensibility of the nerval filaments, and gradually decreases it, hence its use in chronic sciatica []

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German

Etymology

Nerv + -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛʁˈvaːl/
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Adjective

nerval (not comparable)

  1. neural

Declension

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