subjacent

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A portion of the parts immediately subjacent to the ulcer loses its life; this rapidly separates; and, before or after a complete removal, a fresh slough is formed in the same manner.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

It was not formed by the disintegration of the subjacent rocks, but by aqueous transport.

From Cornwall by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

These higher details we find, for instance, in the turn of the inner end of the eyebrow, or constriction and elevation of the under eyelid, or a hundred other traits dependant on subjacent muscles.

From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander

Their sides are deeply covered with sand and clay, arising most probably from the disintegration of the subjacent rocks.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

Their descendants gain the subjacent zone, and so the process goes on.

From The Industries of Animals by Houssay, Frédéric