appose

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Although some pericytes may slightly move away from capillaries after hypoxia or brain injury, we only counted pericytes apposed to capillaries in this study.

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014

Hydrophobic amino acids are found in the domains that are apposed to the hydrocarbon tails of the phospholipids.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Also shown is LTC Dave Spencer, team leader who prefers the percussion method as apposed to my traditional stlye.

From Time Magazine Archive

After coffee, Watson capitulated: perhaps the backbone was on the outside, and the bases—A, T, G, and C—faced in, apposed against each other.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Stomach and Intestine.—Provided the peritoneal surfaces are accurately apposed, wounds of the stomach and intestine heal with great rapidity.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis