The phrase "assumed secondary" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where something is regarded as secondary or subordinate based on an assumption or inference.
Example: "In this analysis, the effects of the primary variable were significant, while the impacts of the assumed secondary factors were minimal."
Alternatives: "presumed secondary" or "considered secondary".
Besides primary drop of seeds (barochory) it assumed secondary seed transport by ants (myrmecochory) with an exponentially decreasing dispersal tail.
The project leaders were mostly researchers and, consequently, many knowledge users assumed secondary roles.
We applied an assumed secondary non-adherence rate of 50% for continuing drug therapies [ 4- 6].
In the model, we applied an assumed secondary non-adherence rate of 30% for "Short-term" drugs.
We applied an assumed secondary non-adherence rate of 30% for ATC-groups with no established DDD.
And finally, the ultimate preventative measure for those of any age is still clean hands – and we shouldn't assume secondary students are washing theirs properly.
Conversely, the Wallerian degeneration assumes secondary white matter atrophy due to cortex degeneration [ 22].
Nonetheless, when citizens of a state seek refuge in another state, we take the position that the state of refuge assumes secondary responsibility for achieving just health outcomes for those individuals, provided it is capable.
Pausing occurs due to interactions between the RNA polymerase molecule and the m-RNA molecule, which may assume secondary structures such as hairpin loops and lead to consequent transcriptional attenuation.
It is assumed that secondary endosymbiosis of a green alga then led to chlorarachniophytes and euglenozoa, whereas secondary endosymbiosis of a red alga led to heterokonts (which include the diatoms and brown algae), haptophytes, alveolates and cryptophytes.
In this model of care, the GP has assumed a secondary and often disconnected role in managing co-morbidities and acute illnesses unrelated to either secondary prevention or palliation of chronic heart failure [ 42].
