underlying muscle

collocation in English

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underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
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muscle
noun
uk
/ˈmʌs.əl/us
/ˈmʌs.əl/
one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to ...
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(Definition ofunderlyingandmusclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Below the basal lamina was an interstitial layer (fig. 1, inl) consisting of loosely arranged fibres separating the outer syncytial layer fromunderlyingmusclelayers.
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This methodology is a non-invasive practice to quantify the relationship between a specific movement and the activation of theunderlyingmusclegroup(s).
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The name of the particular flap is retrieved from its perforator and not from theunderlyingmuscle.
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The shave vemillionectomy removes a portion of the vermillion ridge but leaves theunderlyingmuscleintact.
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The light is reflected from theunderlyingmuscleand absorbed by the fat.
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The vessels that supply blood to the flap are isolated perforator(s) derived from a deep vascular system through theunderlyingmuscleor intermuscular septa.
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Muscle biopsy can be useful if an episode of rhabdomyolysis is thought to be the result of anunderlyingmuscledisorder.
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They correspond to the natural orientation of collagen fibers in the dermis, and are generally parallel to the orientation of theunderlyingmusclefibers.
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Because these growths are only attached to the skin, not to theunderlyingmuscleand bone, they actually have no physical effects to the deer itself.
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Superficial defects involve the skin and vermilion, and leave the underlying muscles, nerves and arteries undisturbed.
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Deep/full thickness defects include the underlying muscles, primarily the orbicularis oris.
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The skin has multiple layers of ectodermal tissue and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs.
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It seems probable that the outer body surface of serpulids serves as a respiratory membrane, supplying oxygen to the underlying muscles by diffusion.
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In mammals, the skin is an organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of ectodermal tissue, and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs.
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Skin and underlying muscles remains intact.
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