subadjacent

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ adjacent

Adjective

subadjacent (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) underneath and adjacent
    • 2015 September 10, “An Unexpected Diversity of Photoreceptor Classes in the Longfin Squid, Doryteuthis pealeii”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Interestingly, the iridophores, which are neurally controlled structural reflectors [21 ,22 ] that lie subadjacent to the chromatophore layer [3 ,23 ], do not bind any of the antibodies we used.

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