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subjacent

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sub⋅ja⋅cent

  [suhb-jey-suhnt]
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–adjective
1. situated or occurring underneath or below; underlying.
2. forming a basis.
3. lower than but not directly under something.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L subjacent- (s. of subjacēns), prp. of subjacēre to underlie, equiv. to sub- sub- + jac(ēre) to lie + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
sub⋅ja⋅cen⋅cy, noun
sub⋅ja⋅cent⋅ly, adverb
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sub·ja·cent   (sŭb-jā'sənt)   
adj.  

  1. Located beneath or below; underlying.

  2. Lying at a lower level but not directly beneath.


[Latin subiacēns, subiacent-, present participle of subiacēre, to lie beneath : sub-, sub- + iacēre, to lie; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
sub·ja'cen·cy n.
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Word Origin & History

subjacent 
1597, from L. subjacentem, from subjacens, prp. of subjacere "to lie underneath" (see subject).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sub·ja·cent
Pronunciation: s&b-'jAs-&nt
Function: adjective
: lying immediately under or below<subjacent tissue> subjacent to gingival inflammation>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

subjacent sub·ja·cent (sŭb-jā'sənt)
adj.
Below or beneath another part.

sub·ja'cen·cy n.

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