Synonyms

axilla

American

[ak-sil-uh] / ækˈsɪl ə /

noun

Anatomy. the armpit.
Ornithology. the corresponding region under the wing of a bird.
Botany. an axil.

axilla British

/ ækˈsɪlə /

noun

the technical name for the armpit
the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

axillae

plural

Etymology

Origin of axilla

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1610–20

Example Sentences

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Mass of Tuberculous Glands removed from Axilla 333 79.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Leaf and stem of Horse-chestnut, showing axil Axil, or Axilla, in botany, the angle between the upper side of a leaf and the stem or branch from which it springs.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

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