subadjacent

English

Etymology

From 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^[1], →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.

Synonyms

• subjacent