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axilla

[ ak-sil-uh ]

noun

plural axillae
  1. Anatomy. the armpit.
  2. Ornithology. the corresponding region under the wing of a bird.
  3. Botany. an axil.


axilla

/ æˈɪə /

noun

  1. the technical name for the armpit
  2. the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of axilla1

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1610–20
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of axilla1

C17: from Latin: armpit
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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.

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This means that most women will not need to have a second surgery to the axilla after a cancerous node has been found.

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Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary gland, artery, nerve.

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In this country it is generally introduced into the axilla, and less frequently into the mouth, for the purpose of making an observation.

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Mrs. D., aged thirty-six, prolonged suppuration due to abscess of the axilla; nine months' standing.

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