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

/ ækˈsɪlə /

noun

1. the technical name for the armpit

2. the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit

Word History and Origins

Origin of axilla¹

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1610–20

Word History and Origins

Origin of axilla¹

C17: from Latin: armpit

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.

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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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It is a familiar fact that the difference of temperature in cholera when taken in the rectum and the axilla may be 4° F., or even more than this.

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Pain up arm to shoulder, thence to back of neck 4 5 V. Pr�cordial pain extending to left axilla, and down arm to finger ends 1 4 VI.

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