Axilla Definition

ăk-sĭlə
axillae, axilla
noun
axillae
The armpit.
Webster's New World
An axil.
Webster's New World
The armpit.
American Heritage Medicine
A body part analogous to the armpit, such as the hollow under a bird's wing.
American Heritage Medicine

The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • axillary fossa
  • axillary cavity
  • armpit

Other Word Forms of Axilla

Noun

Singular:
axilla
Plural:
axillae

Origin of Axilla

  • From Latin axilla (“side, armpit”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Axilla Sentence Examples

  • Arising as a long tendon from the sterno-scapular ligament, it passes the axilla by means of a fibrous pulley, accompanies the axillary vessels and nerves along the humerus, and is inserted by a few fleshy fibres on the base of the last two or three cubital quills.

  • As an established minimally invasive technique, sentinel node biopsy is a very accurate means of staging the axilla for early breast cancer.

  • It forms the anterior wall and fold of the axilla, extending to attach to the proximal humerus.

  • The commonest seat is the groin, and next to that the axilla; the cervical, submaxillary and femoral glands are less frequently affected.

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Words Starting With

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