subjacent
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Moreover, the movement of the gravel itself wears down the subjacent rocks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
Their descendants gain the subjacent zone, and so the process goes on.
From The Industries of Animals by Frédéric Houssay
In most cases, however, the axone runs off into the subjacent white matter, leaving the cortex altogether.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
But besides the skin, the subjacent tissues may become involved in the inflammation, and give rise to the formation of pus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
No; but exceptionally, from accidental injury, the subjacent corium becomes inflamed, suppurates, and the thickened mass is cast off.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
