Medical Dictionary
underlying
adj un·der·ly·ing \-ˌlī-iŋ\
Medical Definition of UNDERLYING
: serving as a basis or cause (as of secondary symptoms) <the underlying brain malformation that caused the hydrocephalus—R. M. Henig>
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