The word superficial is an adjective. Here are two sentence examples: A man suffered superficial burns in a house fire on Magnolia Street. I honestly think Jack would have more friends if he wasn't so superficial.
The medicine only treated the superficial symptoms; they had yet to find the cause of her sickness.
The model's hair color is superficial.
he gave the statement of the child only superficial notice
We tried to gauge the superficial damage. The pressure guage displayed the PSI in the tire.
This fairly superficial survey was a great advance on previous knowledge.
The burns on his hand were superficial and soon healed.
The scrape was a superficial wound. The appearance was all superficial, as the wood was rotten underneath.
Homeopathic medicine has only a superficial resemblance to real scientifically based medical practices.
his thinking is sciolistic when it comes to writing.
This fairly superficial survey was a great advance on previous knowledge.
The comments above allude to these complexities in only the most superficial terms.
Use CPT 38505 for superficial needle biopsy of lymph nodes.