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nerval

nerval adjective: of or relating to nerves.

Adjective

nerval (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard, obsolete) Of or relating to nerves.
    • 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 […]1889 September 14, “Chronic Sciatica”, in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Origin of nerval

From nerve + -al.

Questions about nerval

What does nerval mean?
Nerval means of or relating to nerves.
What part of speech is nerval?
Nerval is an adjective.

Words near nerval in the dictionary

  1. nerts
  2. nertz
  3. Nerudan
  4. nerue
  5. nerues
  6. nerval
  7. nervate
  8. nervation
  9. nervations
  10. nervature
  11. nervatures

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