(transitive) To render superficial; to trivialize.

simple past tense and past participle of superficialize

Superficiality.

superficiality

plural of superficialism

(anatomy) The thin layer of loose fatty connective tissue underlying the dermis and binding it to the parts beneath.

plural of superficial fascia

(anatomy) Either of the two terminal branches of each external carotid artery that pass upward over the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, and are distributed by way of branches especially to the more superficial parts of the forehead and sides of the head and face.