axilla
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How to use axilla in a sentence
He had a little pain in the axilla, and felt a slight indisposition for three or four hours.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae | Edward JennerHis right hand had only one small sore upon it, and no tumour discovered itself in the corresponding axilla.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae | Edward JennerHe employed the thermometer in the axilla in examining his cases, as did the iatrophysicists of the previous century.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkThe spots chosen are the cavity of the axilla, corresponding with our armpit, and the crease where the thigh joins the belly.
The Life of the Fly | J. Henri FabreThe long thoracic nerve may be cut across while clearing out the axilla in operating for cancer of the breast.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for axilla
/ (ækˈsɪlə) /
the technical name for the armpit
the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit
Origin of axilla
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