Medical Dictionary

deep

adj \ˈdēp\

Medical Definition of DEEP

1
a :  extending well inward from an outer surface <a deep gash> b (1) :  not located superficially within the body or one of its parts <deep pressure receptors in muscles> (2) :  resulting from or involving stimulation of deep structures <deep pain> <deep reflexes>
2
:  being below the level of the conscious <deep neuroses>
deep·ly adverb
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