The underlying tissues thus become exposed giving the skin the appearance of having the upper layers destroyed as in a burn.

Occasionally, the disease may spread by penetrating the underlying tissues to involve the liver and other organs.

Although most of this damage is merely cosmetic, some represents future skin cancers that, if untreated, will eventually invade the underlying tissues.

A lot of stuff here's about fixed and mobile underlying tissues.

Coyote kills can be distinguished from wolf kills by the fact that there is less damage to the underlying tissues.

The function of this organ remains mysterious; it cannot have been protective as there was no underlying soft tissue.

Hence, the underlying tissues have an increased available volume to expand into, preventing further tissue injury or functional compromise.

For the infection of skin and its underlying connective tissue, see cellulitis.

This is because the underlying tissues (unlike ordinary fat) are saturated with water and stagnant wastes.

The epidermis is separated from the dermis, its underlying tissue, by a basement membrane.