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axilla
/ æˈɪə /
noun
- the technical name for the armpit
- the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of axilla1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of axilla1
Example Sentences
According to the group, a more recent study found higher levels of one paraben, n-propylparaben, in the axilla quadrant of the breast where the highest proportion of breast tumors is found.
This means that most women will not need to have a second surgery to the axilla after a cancerous node has been found.
Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary gland, artery, nerve.
In the cold stage it is not uncommon for a difference of temperature to be noted of nearly ten degrees between the axilla and the rectum.
Mrs. D., aged thirty-six, prolonged suppuration due to abscess of the axilla; nine months' standing.
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