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superficial
[soo″per-fish´al]situated on or near the surface.
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su·per·fi·cial
(sū'pĕr-fi'shăl), [TA]1. Situated nearer the surface of the body in relation to a specific reference point. Compare: profundus.
2. Cursory; not thorough. Synonym(s): superficialis [TA], sublimis (2)
[L. superficialis, fr. superficies, surface]
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superficial
adjective Toward or near a surface; confined to or pertaining to a surfaceMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
su·per·fi·cial
(sū'pĕr-fish'ăl) [TA]1. Cursory; not thorough.
2. Pertaining to or situated near the surface.
3. Synonym(s): superficialis.
[L. superficialis, fr. superficies, surface]
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superficial
Near the surface.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
superficial
on or near the surface, e.g. of an artery, vein or ovule.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
su·per·fi·cial
(sū'pĕr-fish'ăl) [TA]1. Situated nearer body surface in relation to specific reference point.
2. Cursory; not thorough.
[L. superficialis, fr. superficies, surface]
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