subjacent
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From the ventral surface of the collar nerve-tube numerous motor fibres may be seen passing to the subjacent musculature.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
Perchance in meads The anchor oft is thrown, and oft the keel Tears the subjacent vine-tree.
From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.
Now with a churn-staff, beat it till the thick substance just mentioned, be intimately blended with the subjacent fluid.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
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
I see the point of it clear and sharp, but I see also the vast subjacent mass of solid knowledge.”
From Studies in Contemporary Biography by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount
