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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In or to a place that is lower
Synonyms:
at a lower place; below; beneath; to a lower place
Classified under:
Context examples:
A benign neoplasm located beneath the adrenal capsule.
(Benign Subcapsular Adrenal Tumor, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Melanoma that has spread down into the subcutaneous tissue (tissue beneath the skin).
(Clark Level V, NCI Dictionary)
Skin cancer that has spread down into the subcutaneous tissue (tissue beneath the skin).
(Clark level V skin cancer, NCI Dictionary)
A layer of extracellular matrix found beneath epithelial tissues.
(Basal Lamina, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgical removal of the lymph nodes located in the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the thorax, or axilla (armpit).
(Axillary lymph node dissection, NCI Thesaurus)
Rapid melting identified by the study happens beneath a thin and structurally important part of the ice shelf, where the ice pushes against Ross Island.
(Rapid melting of the world’s largest ice shelf linked to solar heat in the ocean, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The findings align with the idea that, hundreds of millions (up to a billion) years ago, materials beneath Ceres' surface pushed upward toward the exterior, creating fractures in the crust.
(Dawn Explores Ceres' Interior Evolution, NASA)
This suggests that Enceladus' ocean of liquid water might be only a couple of miles beneath this region — closer to the surface than previously thought.
(Cassini Sees Heat Below the Icy Surface of Enceladus, NASA)
An autoimmune condition of the thyroid gland (a gland located beneath the larynx).
(Autoimmune thyroiditis, NCI Dictionary)
Surgical removal of tissues from the lymph nodes located in the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the thorax (armpit) so that a biopsy can be performed.
(Axillary Lymph Node Biopsy, NCI Thesaurus)
