axilla

American  

[ak-sil-uh] / ækˈsɪl ə /

noun

plural

axillae

1. Anatomy. the armpit.

2. Ornithology. the corresponding region under the wing of a bird.

3. Botany. an axil.

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axilla British  

/ ækˈsɪlə /

noun

1. the technical name for the armpit

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

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Etymology

Origin of axilla

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1610–20

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.

From Scientific American

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

From BBC

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

From Project Gutenberg

The thermometer seldom shows a temperature above 105°, but I have seen 106.5° recorded in the axilla in the hot stage of a paroxysm of simple intermittent fever.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg